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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