isabukuru
ee-sah-boo-KOO-roo
How to say it
Kinyarwandaisabukuruee-sah-boo-KOO-roo
Englishanniversary; birthday
Frenchanniversaire
Meaning
The yearly return of the date of an event, such as a birth, a wedding or a founding, and the celebration held on it.
Good to know
For a birthday say isabukuru y'amavuko. Kwizihiza isabukuru is to celebrate an anniversary: isabukuru y'imyaka icumi, a tenth anniversary.
Examples
- Ejo ni isabukuru y'amavuko ya mama.Tomorrow is my mother's birthday.
- Ishuri ryacu ryizihije isabukuru y'imyaka mirongo itanu.Our school celebrated its fiftieth anniversary.
- Isabukuru nziza, nshuti yanjye!Happy birthday, my friend!
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