Umwana uhiye

🇷🇼 Rwanda

Literally 'cooked child.' Slang for a pregnant teenage girl or a girl matured too quickly. Often used in cautionary or g...

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Uraho

🇷🇼 Rwanda

A standard 'hello' but among youth it can be shortened or said playfully with slang intonation. Often answered with ndah...

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Uri serious?

🇷🇼 Rwanda

Literally 'Are you serious?' in a mix of Kinyarwanda (uri) and English. Used incredulously, often pronounced with a Kiny...

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Uwuntu nkunda

🇷🇼 Rwanda

(Kinyarwanda) Literally 'the person I love.' Used to refer to one's beloved when speaking to others. Similar to saying '...

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Uzagitwenga

🇷🇼 Rwanda

Literally 'you will laugh at it (later).' Used to console a friend going through something embarrassing now

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