Kinyarwanda
imfungwa
eem-FOON-gwah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaimfungwaeem-FOON-gwahsoon
Englishprisonersoon
Frenchprisonniersoon
Meaning
a person held in confinement, especially in prison, as punishment or while awaiting trial.
Good to know
from the verb gufunga, 'to lock/imprison'; refers to someone currently incarcerated.
Examples
- Imfungwa ziba mu magereza.Prisoners live in prisons.
- Ese uwo ni imfungwa mushya?Is that a new prisoner?
- Nta mfungwa yahunze muri iki gereza.No prisoner escaped from this prison.
- Bazarekura imfungwa nyuma y'imyaka itanu.They will release the prisoner after five years.
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