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Kinyarwanda

abatutsi

Word parts: aba-tutsi

ah-bah-TOOT-see

How to say it

Kinyarwandaabatutsiah-bah-TOOT-seesoon
EnglishTutsi peoplesoon
FrenchTutsisoon

Meaning

Members of the Tutsi, one of the ethnic and social groups of the Banyarwanda.

Good to know

plural of umututsi (aba- class); ethnonym, one of Rwanda's historical social groups.

Examples

  • Abatutsi ni bamwe mu Banyarwanda.The Tutsi are among the Rwandan people.
  • Ese abatutsi bo mu Rwanda bavuga Ikinyarwanda?Do the Tutsi of Rwanda speak Kinyarwanda?
  • Abatutsi ntibavuga ururimi rutandukanye n'urw'abandi Banyarwanda.The Tutsi do not speak a different language from other Rwandans.
  • Abatutsi bazongera kwifatanya n'abandi mu bikorwa by'iterambere.The Tutsi will again join others in development activities.

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