Kinyarwanda
inzaduka
een-zah-DOO-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandainzadukaeen-zah-DOO-kahsoon
Englishnewcomersoon
Frenchnouveau venusoon
Meaning
a person or thing that has newly appeared and is unfamiliar or foreign; a newcomer or novelty.
Good to know
noun, class 9/10; can describe a new person in a community or an unfamiliar custom.
Examples
- Uwo ni inzaduka mu mudugudu wacu.That person is a newcomer in our village.
- Ese uyu muco ni inzaduka?Is this custom something new?
- Nta nzaduka twabonye uyu mwaka.We haven't seen any newcomers this year.
- Bazakira neza inzaduka bazaza.They will welcome the newcomers who will arrive.
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