Kinyarwanda
ikoro
ee-KOH-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikoroee-KOH-rohsoon
Englishtaxsoon
Frenchimpôtsoon
Meaning
a compulsory payment historically made to the state; a tax.
Good to know
somewhat archaic, referring especially to the colonial-era head tax; the modern general term is umusoro.
Examples
- Kera abaturage bishyuraga ikoro ku bwami.Long ago, people paid tax to the kingdom.
- Ntabwo ikoro rikiriho muri iki gihe.The ikoro tax no longer exists nowadays.
- Ese ikoro ryishyurwaga na bande?Who used to pay the ikoro tax?
- Amakoro yakusanywaga buri mwaka.The taxes were collected every year.
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