mukerarugendo
moo-keh-rah-roo-GEH-ndoh
How to say it
Kinyarwandamukerarugendomoo-keh-rah-roo-GEH-ndoh
Englishtourist
Frenchtouriste
Meaning
A person who travels to visit places for pleasure, to see a country, its parks and its culture. Tourism, ubukerarugendo, is an important source of income in Rwanda.
Good to know
It takes no augment and forms its plural with ba: ba mukerarugendo, tourists. It is often heard with parks and gorillas: ba mukerarugendo basura ingagi.
Examples
- Ba mukerarugendo benshi basura Pariki y'Akagera buri mwaka.Many tourists visit Akagera Park every year.
- Mukerarugendo umwe yazimiye mu ishyamba rya Nyungwe.One tourist got lost in Nyungwe forest.
- Uyu mujyi ukurura ba mukerarugendo b'abanyamahanga.This city draws foreign tourists.
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