Kirundi
bashikanje
bah-shee-KAHN-jeh
How to say it
Kirundibashikanjebah-shee-KAHN-jehsoon
Englishmy sisterssoon
Frenchmes sœurssoon
Meaning
A boy's own sisters, as he refers to them.
Good to know
plural of mushikanje (1/2 class).
Examples
- Bashikanje baransigasira mu bihe bigoye.My sisters support me in difficult times.
- Ese bashikanje bariho neza?Are my sisters doing well?
- Bashikanje ntibemera kunywa ivyayo bidasukuye.My sisters do not agree to drink dirty water.
- Bashikanje bazoza gusura umuryango mu mpera z'umwaka.My sisters will come to visit the family at the end of the year.
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