abakungu

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Meaning

Wealthy people, especially those rich in produce, cattle, or crops.

Good to know

plural of umukungu (aba- class); an older, mostly rural word for material wealth, close to but broader than abakire.

Examples

• Abakungu bo mu majyaruguru bari bafite inka nyinshi.The wealthy people of the north had many cattle.
• Ese abakungu ba kera bapimwaga ubukire ku nka bafite?Were wealthy people of old measured by the cattle they owned?
• Abakungu ntibigeze bibagirwa gutera imbuto nyinshi buri mwaka.Wealthy people never neglected to plant many crops each year.

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