Kinyarwanda
umuvamahanga
Word parts: umu-vamahanga
oo-moo-vah-mah-HAHN-gah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumuvamahangaoo-moo-vah-mah-HAHN-gahsoon
Englishforeignersoon
Frenchétrangersoon
Meaning
a person who comes from another country; a foreign national.
Good to know
Literally 'one who comes from abroad' (kuva + mahanga).
Examples
- Uwo mugenzi ni umuvamahanga.That traveler is a foreigner.
- Ese uri umuvamahanga cyangwa umunyarwanda?Are you a foreigner or a Rwandan?
- Ntabwo ari umuvamahanga, yavukiye hano.He is not a foreigner, he was born here.
- Abavamahanga bazasura Kigali.The foreigners will visit Kigali.
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