Kinyarwanda
umuganda
Word parts: umu-ganda
oo-moo-GAHN-dah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumugandaoo-moo-GAHN-dahsoon
Englishgroup servicesoon
Frenchservice de groupesoon
Meaning
communal work performed together by members of a community for public benefit.
Good to know
today refers specifically to Rwanda's mandatory monthly community-service day held on the last Saturday of the month.
Examples
- Twese dukora umuganda ku wa gatandatu ka nyuma w'ukwezi.We all do umuganda on the last Saturday of the month.
- Umuganda w'uyu mwaka wibanze ku bikorwa remezo.This year's community service focused on infrastructure.
- Ese wagiye ku muganda ku cyumweru gishize?Did you go to umuganda last weekend?
- Abaturage bose bagomba kwitabira umuganda.All citizens must participate in umuganda.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.