indangamuntu
ee-ndah-ngah-MOO-ntoo
How to say it
Kinyarwandaindangamuntuee-ndah-ngah-MOO-ntoo
Englishidentity card, ID
Frenchcarte d'identité
Meaning
The official card that shows who a person is, with name, photo, date of birth and national number, given to citizens from the age of sixteen.
Good to know
The same in the plural (n class). Nimero y'indangamuntu, ID number; kwerekana indangamuntu, to show one's ID.
Examples
- Ntiwemerewe gutora udafite indangamuntu.You cannot vote without an identity card.
- Nataye indangamuntu yanjye mu isoko.I lost my ID card at the market.
- Umupolisi yadusabye kwerekana indangamuntu.The police officer asked us to show our IDs.
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