Kinyarwanda
abarayiki
Word parts: aba-rayiki
ah-bah-rah-YEE-kee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaabarayikiah-bah-rah-YEE-keesoon
Englishlaymensoon
Frenchlaïcssoon
Meaning
Members of a church who are not clergy; laypeople.
Good to know
plural of umurayiki (aba- class); loanword from French 'laïc' (l realized as r, as in polisi/porisi).
Examples
- Abarayiki bafashije abapadiri gutegura umuhango.The laymen helped the priests prepare the ceremony.
- Ese abarayiki bemerewe gutanga inyigisho mu itorero?Are laymen permitted to give teachings in church?
- Abarayiki ntibemewe gukora imihango isaba abapadiri gusa.Laymen are not permitted to perform rites reserved for priests only.
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