akagari
ah-kah-GAH-ree
How to say it
Kinyarwandaakagariah-kah-GAH-reesoon
Englishcell (local administrative unit)soon
Frenchcellule (unité administrative)soon
Meaning
In Rwanda, the local administrative unit below the sector and above the village. Each cell has an office run by an executive secretary.
Good to know
Plural utugari. The order of units is intara, akarere, umurenge, akagari, umudugudu: province, district, sector, cell, village. After mu or ku it loses its first vowel: mu kagari ka Rugando.
Examples
- Ntuye mu kagari ka Kamatamu.I live in Kamatamu cell.
- Abaturage b'akagari kacu bateraniye ku biro byako.The residents of our cell gathered at its office.
- Akagari kagizwe n'imidugudu myinshi.A cell is made up of several villages.
Forms
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