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Kirundi

abahungwacu

Word parts: aba-hungwacu

ah-bah-hoon-GWAH-choo

How to say it

Kirundiabahungwacuah-bah-hoon-GWAH-choosoon
Englishnephewssoon
Frenchneveuxsoon

Meaning

our nephews, the sons of our brother.

Good to know

plural of umuhungwacu (umu-/aba- class); 'our nephews', from -cu 'our'.

Examples

  • Abahungwacu baraza iwacu ku mpera z'umwaka.Our nephews come to our home at year's end.
  • Abahungwacu bari he ubu?Where are our nephews now?
  • Abahungwacu ntibashobora kuza uyu mwaka.Our nephews cannot come this year.

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