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Igikari

🇷🇼 Rwanda Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Igikari definition 1

Umuryango muto (Nuclear family)

"Igikari cyacu. (Our nuclear family.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇷🇼 Rwanda
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April 2026

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