Kinyarwanda
umupfakazi
Word parts: umu-pfakazi
oo-moo-pfah-KAH-zee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumupfakazioo-moo-pfah-KAH-zeesoon
Englishwidowsoon
Frenchveuvesoon
Meaning
a woman whose spouse has died and who has not remarried.
Good to know
The standard word for a widow; plural abapfakazi.
Examples
- Uwo mugore ni umupfakazi.That woman is a widow.
- Ese umupfakazi arafite abana?Does the widow have children?
- Ntabwo yari umupfakazi, umugabo we ni muzima.She is not a widow, her husband is alive.
- Umupfakazi azongera gushaka nyuma y'imyaka.The widow will remarry after some years.
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