Kinyarwanda
gukwa
Word parts: gu-kwa
goo-KWAH
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukwagoo-KWAHsoon
Englishto pay dowrysoon
Frenchpayer la dotsoon
Meaning
to pay the bride price, dowry.
Good to know
the traditional payment made by a groom's family to the bride's family before marriage.
Examples
- Umugabo yakwaga mu muryango w'umugeni.The man paid dowry to the bride's family.
- Barakwa inka nyuma yo kwemeranywa n'imiryango yombi.They pay a dowry of cattle after both families agree.
- Ntabwo yaragukwaga umukobwa we.Dowry had not yet been paid for his daughter.
- Bazakwa ryari uwo mukobwa?When will they pay the dowry for that girl?
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