Browse Burundi Slang

Ababyeyi (Parents)

Abadandaza (Entrepreneurs)

Abagore (Women)

Abakuru (Elders)

Abakuru b'ejo (Tomorrow's elders)

Abana (Children)

Abana b'iki gihe (Today's children)

Abana b'impfuvyi (Orphans)

Abanyagihugu (Nationals)

Abanyamahanga (Foreigners)

Abarundi bose (All Burundians)

Abasangwabutaka (Compatriots)

Abasaza (Brothers/men)

Abasumirizi (Wedding witnesses)

Abato (Young ones)

Abaturanyi (Neighbors)

Abavandimwe (Siblings)

Abavukanyi (Relatives)

Abenegihugu (Citizens)

Abo twasangiye ubuse (Step-siblings)

Abuzukuru (Grandchildren)

Account (Account)

Adventure (Adventure)

Agahengwe (Small basket - something precious)

Agahinda (Sorrow)

Agahinda k'urugo (Family sorrow)

Agahinda ka muhira ntikabura umwana (A mother-in-law's sorrow never lacks a child - problems always have a source)

Agakenke (Small drum)

Agakiza (Salvation)

Agaseke (Small basket)

Agaseko (Small laugh)

Agashinguracumu (Lemon water)

Agashinguracumu kagira isoni (A person who frowns has shame - guilt shows on the face)

Agasimbo (Walking stick - authority)

Agasozi (Small hill)

Agasozi kagusazwe n'ingoma ntikaja imbere (A hill aged by drums doesn't move forward - tradition can hinder progress)

Agasuzuguro (Contempt)

Agatebo (Small basket - secret)

Agatoya ntigahu umurima (A small thing doesn't grant you a field - small efforts yield small results)

Agatuba (Small rain)

Agaturo (Commission)

Ahantu hera (Holy place)

Aho duhurira (Meeting place)

Aho hantu (That place)

Aho tugana (Where we're going)

Aho turi (Where we are)

Aho twavuye (Where we come from)

AirPods (AirPods)

Akabenz ka gatatu (Three-stone fireplace)

Akabura umugani kaza kunywa amarira (What lacks stories comes to drink tears - ignorance leads to suffering)