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Kinyarwanda

umwaku

Word parts: umw-aku

oo-MWAH-koo

How to say it

Kinyarwandaumwakuoo-MWAH-koosoon
Englishbad fatesoon
Frenchmauvais sort, malchancesoon

Meaning

misfortune or a run of bad luck, sometimes felt to cling to a person or place.

Good to know

often said of someone who seems to attract trouble repeatedly.

Examples

  • Uwo mugabo afite umwaku, ibintu byose bimugendekera nabi.That man has bad luck, everything goes wrong for him.
  • Ntamuntu numva ushaka umwaku.No one wants misfortune.
  • Bavuze ko iyo nzu ifite umwaku.They said that house is cursed with bad luck.
  • Wowe rero ntukangushe umwaku wawe kuri twe!Don't you bring your bad luck onto us!

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