Kinyarwanda
abazungu
Word parts: aba-zungu
ah-bah-ZOON-goo
How to say it
Kinyarwandaabazunguah-bah-ZOON-goosoon
Englishwhite peoplesoon
Frenchpersonnes blanchessoon
Meaning
White or European people; in some usage, any foreigner of light skin.
Good to know
plural of umuzungu (aba- class); can broadly mean 'foreigner' in casual speech.
Examples
- Abazungu benshi baza gusura ibirunga byacu.Many white people come to visit our volcanoes.
- Ese abazungu bavuga Ikinyarwanda neza?Do white people speak Kinyarwanda well?
- Abazungu ntibamenya byose ku muco nyarwanda.White people do not know everything about Rwandan culture.
- Abazungu bazakora ubushakashatsi mu Rwanda umwaka utaha.The white people will conduct research in Rwanda next year.
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