umupaka
oo-moo-PAH-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumupakaoo-moo-PAH-kah
Englishborder, frontier
Frenchfrontière
Meaning
The line that separates two countries or two areas, or the official crossing point on it where people and goods are checked.
Good to know
Plural imipaka. Kwambuka umupaka, to cross the border; ku mupaka wa Gatuna, at the Gatuna border post; ibikorwa byambukiranya imipaka, cross-border trade.
Examples
- Twambutse umupaka tujya i Kampala.We crossed the border on the way to Kampala.
- Abacuruzi benshi bakorera ku mupaka.Many traders work at the border.
- Urukundo nyarwo ntirugira umupaka.True love has no borders.
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