Kinyarwanda
abanyabintu
Word parts: aba-nyabintu
ah-bah-nyah-BEEN-too
How to say it
Kinyarwandaabanyabintuah-bah-nyah-BEEN-toosoon
Englishstewardssoon
Frenchintendantssoon
Meaning
Stewards entrusted with managing another person's property or belongings.
Good to know
plural of umunyabintu (aba- class); somewhat formal word, from -nya- 'owner/holder of' + ibintu 'things'.
Examples
- Abanyabintu bacunga ubutunzi bw'umuryango w'igihugu.The stewards manage the property of the national family estate.
- Ese abanyabintu batanga raporo buri mwaka?Do the stewards give a report every year?
- Abanyabintu ntibemerewe gukoresha ibintu batabiherewe uburenganzira.Stewards are not permitted to use property they were not authorized to use.
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