我々は少数民族の権利を守らなければならない。

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English Translation

We have to stand up for minority rights.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)は少数(しょうすう)民族(みんぞく)の権利(けんり)を守(まも)らなければならない。

Romanji

Wareware wa shōsū minzoku no kenri o mamoranakerebanaranai.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

少数 (しょうすう)

minority; few

民族 (みんぞく)

people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

権利 (けんり)

right; privilege

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

守る (まもる)

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow