Kirundi
batoyi
bah-TOH-yee
How to say it
Kirundibatoyibah-TOH-yeesoon
Englishyounger same-sex siblingssoon
Frenchcadets du même sexesoon
Meaning
The younger same-sex siblings of one or more people — younger brothers as spoken of by a boy, or younger sisters as spoken of by a girl.
Good to know
plural of mutoyi (1/2 class).
Examples
- Batoyi banje barakina umupira hanze.My younger siblings are playing football outside.
- Ese batoyi bawe biga he?Where do your younger siblings study?
- Batoyi ntibemerewe kugenda bonyene ku mugoroba.The younger siblings are not allowed to go out alone in the evening.
- Batoyi bazoza kw'ishure rishasha.The younger siblings will go to the new school.
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