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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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