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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