umujandarume
oo-moo-jah-ndah-ROO-meh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumujandarumeoo-moo-jah-ndah-ROO-meh
Englishgendarme, military police officer
Frenchgendarme
Meaning
A member of the gendarmerie, the military police force that kept order in Rwanda until 2000.
Good to know
Plural abajandarume. The gendarmerie was merged into the national police in 2000.
Examples
- Sogokuru yari umujandarume mbere ya 1994.My grandfather was a gendarme before 1994.
- Abajandarume bari barinze ibiro bya komini.Gendarmes were guarding the commune office.
Forms
abajandarume (plural of umujandarume, gendarme)
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