umusigiti
oo-moo-see-GEE-tee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumusigitioo-moo-see-GEE-teesoon
Englishmosque
Frenchmosquée
Meaning
A building where Muslims gather to pray, especially for the Friday prayers.
Good to know
Plural imisigiti. Muslims are abayisilamu, and a church is urusengero or kiliziya.
Examples
- Abayisilamu bajya gusenga ku musigiti kuwa gatanu.Muslims go to pray at the mosque on Friday.
- Umusigiti mushya wubatswe hafi y'isoko.A new mosque was built near the market.
- Nyamirambo ifite imisigiti myinshi.Nyamirambo has many mosques.
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