Kirundi
banyokuru
bah-nyoh-KOO-roo
How to say it
Kirundibanyokurubah-nyoh-KOO-roosoon
Englishgrandmotherssoon
Frenchgrands-mèressoon
Meaning
The grandmothers of several people, considered together.
Good to know
plural of nyokuru (1a/2 class; short variant of nyirakuru/nyogokuru).
Examples
- Banyokuru baradutekera ku muriro w'inkwi.Grandmothers cook for us over the wood fire.
- Ese banyokuru b'iwanyu baraho?Are your family's grandmothers there?
- Banyokuru ntibava iwabo bataramenya abashitsi.Grandmothers do not leave home before knowing who the visitors are.
- Banyokuru bazoza kuraba impinja.The grandmothers will come to see the newborn.
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