Kirundi
bakurwanje
bah-koor-WAHN-jeh
How to say it
Kirundibakurwanjebah-koor-WAHN-jehsoon
Englishmy older brotherssoon
Frenchmes frères aînéssoon
Meaning
the older brothers of a boy, referred to within the family.
Good to know
plural of mukurwanje (ba- class); kinship term, first-person possessive built in.
Examples
- Bakurwanje barankingiye igihe nari muto.My older brothers protected me when I was young.
- Bakurwanje bakora mu gisagara?Do my older brothers work in the city?
- Ntibashaka ko bakurwanje bamenya ivyo naciye ngira.They do not want my older brothers to know what I did.
- Bakurwanje bazoza gusura umuryango ku mugoroba.My older brothers will come visit the family this evening.
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