Kinyarwanda
umuzungu
Word parts: umu-zungu
oo-moo-ZOON-goo
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumuzunguoo-moo-ZOON-goosoon
Englishwhite personsoon
Frenchpersonne blanchesoon
Meaning
a white or European person; in some usage, any foreigner of light skin.
Good to know
Widely used and generally neutral in tone, though the connotation can shift with context.
Examples
- Uwo mugenzi ni umuzungu.That visitor is a white person.
- Ese abazungu benshi baraza muri Kigali?Do many white foreigners come to Kigali?
- Ntabwo ari umuzungu, ni umunyafurika.He is not white, he is African.
- Abazungu bazasura ikiyaga cya Kivu.The foreigners will visit Lake Kivu.
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