umwere

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Meaning

a person who is without guilt or fault; also used to describe light or white color.

Good to know

Used both for moral innocence and, less commonly, for whiteness or purity of color.

Examples

• Uwo mwana ni umwere.That child is innocent.
• Ese uracyari umwere mu maso y'Imana?Are you still innocent before God?
• Ntabwo ari umwere, yaragize icyaha.He is not innocent, he did something wrong.
• Umwere azarengerwa n'ukuri.The innocent one will be defended by the truth.

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