Kirundi
bamarume
bah-mah-ROO-meh
How to say it
Kirundibamarumebah-mah-ROO-mehsoon
Englishmaternal unclessoon
Frenchoncles maternelssoon
Meaning
the brothers of one's mother, maternal uncles.
Good to know
plural of marume (ba- class); kinship term.
Examples
- Bamarume banje bankunda cane.My maternal uncles love me very much.
- Bamarume bawe baza gusura muri iki cyumweru?Are your maternal uncles coming to visit this week?
- Ntibigeze bamenya ko bamarume babo bahari.They never knew their maternal uncles were present.
- Bamarume banje bazoza ku muhango w'ubukwe.My maternal uncles will come to the wedding ceremony.
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