agano

ah-GAH-noh

How to say it

Swahiliaganoah-GAH-nohsoon

Englishcovenant, pact, solemn agreementsoon

Frenchalliance, pacte, engagement solennelsoon

Meaning

A solemn agreement or promise between people, or between God and people; Agano la Kale and Agano Jipya are the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.

Good to know

Ji/ma class noun: plural maagano. Kutimiza agano is to keep a covenant and kuvunja agano to break it. Also used for a will: wosia is the more common word there.

Examples

Wazee wa koo mbili walifanya agano la amani.The elders of the two clans made a pact of peace.
Mchungaji alisoma kutoka Agano Jipya Jumapili.The pastor read from the New Testament on Sunday.
Tutaendelea kutimiza agano tulilofanya na wazazi wetu.We will keep on honoring the covenant we made with our parents.

The same word in

Kirundiisezeranoee-seh-zeh-RAH-noh Kinyarwandaisezeranoi-se-ze-RA-no

Forms

kiagano, lagano

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