Kirundi
banyina
bah-NYEE-nah
How to say it
Kirundibanyinabah-NYEE-nahsoon
Englishtheir motherssoon
Frenchleurs mèressoon
Meaning
the mothers of the people being spoken about; their mothers, spoken plainly.
Good to know
plural of nyina (ba- class); kinship term, blunt register.
Examples
- Banyina b'abana barashitse mu ishure.The children's mothers arrived at the school.
- Banyina babo baza gusura ku wa gatandatu?Are their mothers coming to visit on Saturday?
- Ntibashaka ko banyina bamenya ivyabaye.They do not want their mothers to know what happened.
- Banyina bazoza gusura abana babo mu kwezi gitaha.Their mothers will come to visit their children next month.
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