Kirundi
abavukanyi
Word parts: aba-vukanyi
ah-bah-voo-KAH-nyee
How to say it
Kirundiabavukanyiah-bah-voo-KAH-nyeesoon
Englishsiblingssoon
Frenchfrères et sœurssoon
Meaning
the brothers or sisters, people born of the same parents as oneself; siblings.
Good to know
plural of umuvukanyi (aba- class).
Examples
- Abavukanyi banje twese twarakuze hamwe.My siblings and I all grew up together.
- Ni abavukanyi bangahe uri kumwe nabo?How many siblings do you have?
- Abavukanyi ntibigera bibagirana n'ubwo bafise amatati.Siblings never truly forget each other, even after a quarrel.
- Abavukanyi banje bazoza gusangira ku mugoroba.My siblings will come to share a meal in the evening.
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