Kirundi
bashiki
bah-SHEE-kee
How to say it
Kirundibashikibah-SHEE-keesoon
Englishsisters (of a boy)soon
Frenchsœurs (d'un homme)soon
Meaning
The sisters of one or more boys, as they refer to them.
Good to know
plural of mushiki (1/2 class).
Examples
- Bashiki banje baranyigisha gutunganya inzu.My sisters teach me to tidy the house.
- Ese bashiki bawe baraho?Are your sisters there?
- Bashiki ntibashobora kubura ku muhango w'umuryango.The sisters cannot miss the family ceremony.
- Bashiki bazoza guhagarara iruhande rwacu ku bukwe.The sisters will come to stand by us at the wedding.
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