bakuru

How to say it

Meaning

a person's older brothers or sisters.

Good to know

plural of mukuru (ba- class); kinship term.

Examples

• Bakuru banje barankoreye cane igihe nari muto.My older siblings helped me a lot when I was young.
• Bakuru bawe bakubwira iki ku kazi?What do your older siblings tell you about work?
• Ntibashaka kunyumvira nk'uko bakuru babo babavuze.They do not want to listen to me the way their older siblings told them.
• Bakuru banje bazoza kunsura ku cyumweru.My older siblings will come to visit me on Sunday.

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