Ururimi

Urundi Ruanda [Ruanda-Urundi]
Ibihugu vy'Uburundi n'Urwanda ni ibihugu bitandukanye ariko bifitaniye isano rinini cane. Ibi bihugu bifise ivyo bihuriyeko vyinshi cane vya kahise, imico n'imigenzo, amoko, ururimi, n'ibindi. Umurundi yovuga ngo ntiyumva ikinyarwanda canke Umunyarwanda yogira ngo ntategera ikirundi, boba bariko barirengagiza, ivyo bita kwigiza nkana mu kinyarwanda. Umuntu yovuga ko Uburundi n'Urwanda ari amahasa (impanga mu kinyarwanda) ntiyoba yihenze.

Mu gihe c'ubukoloni bw'abazungu, bino bihugu vy'Uburundi n'Urwanda babitegekera hamwe, bakavyita Ruanda-Urundi (Urundi-Ruanda).

Iyi nkuru ikurikira iratwiganira inkomoko y'iri zina “Urundi” abazungu bakoresha muri kirya gihe c'ubukoloni bashaka kuvuga Uburundi. Mu vy'ukuri nta cemeza gihari ko ari ukuri kwuzuye, ariko rero ngo “Umugani ugana akariho” kandi ngo “Umugani ntuva ku giti uva ku muntu”.

Mu bihe vya kera ngo umwami w'Urwanda yarategeka n'Uburundi, n'umwami w'Uburundi nyene agategeka Urwanda. Ngo umusi umwe rero umwami w'Urwanda yariko aratembereza umuzungu (umukoloni) amwereka uturere dutandukanye. Bageze ku mupaka w'Urwanda n'Uburundi, umwami araheza aramwereka aho Urwanda rugarukira, amwereka no hakurya yarwo agira ati: “Uru ni u Rwanda, ruriya ni urundi”. Mu gihe umwami yashaka kuvuga ko Uburundi ari urundi Rwanda, umuzungu we yategereye ko igihugu umwami ariko aramwereka ko citwa “Urundi”.

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