Kirundi
banyirakuruza
bah-nyee-rah-koo-ROO-zah
How to say it
Kirundibanyirakuruzabah-nyee-rah-koo-ROO-zahsoon
Englishgreat-grandmotherssoon
Frencharrière-grands-mèressoon
Meaning
The great-grandmothers of several people, considered together.
Good to know
plural of nyirakuruza (1a/2 class; -za suffix marks the generation beyond kuru 'grandparent').
Examples
- Banyirakuruza bacu baravuga inkuru z'akera.Our great-grandmothers tell stories of long ago.
- Ubu se banyirakuruza b'iwanyu baracariho?Are your family's great-grandmothers still alive?
- Banyirakuruza ntibakiri benshi mu gihugu.There are not many great-grandmothers left in the country.
- Banyirakuruza bazovuga inkuru zabo ku mugoroba.The great-grandmothers will tell their stories in the evening.
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