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amateka

ah-mah-TEH-kah

How to say it

Kinyarwandaamatekaah-mah-TEH-kah
Englishhistory
Frenchhistoire

Meaning

The account of past events of a country, a people or a person, and the school subject that studies them.

Good to know

A plural ama noun with no singular in this sense: amateka y'u Rwanda, the history of Rwanda. Kwandika amateka, literally to write history, means to make history.

Examples

  • Nkunda kwiga amateka y'u Rwanda.I like studying the history of Rwanda.
  • Umwarimu w'amateka yaduhaye umukoro.The history teacher gave us homework.
  • Ikipe yacu yanditse amateka itwara igikombe bwa mbere.Our team made history by winning the cup for the first time.

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