Kirundi
bonyine
boh-NYEE-neh
How to say it
Kirundibonyineboh-NYEE-nehsoon
Englishthey alonesoon
Frencheux-mêmessoon
Meaning
Used to emphasize that a group did something alone or unaided; they themselves, they alone.
Good to know
from -onyine (only, alone) suffix.
Examples
- Bakoze uwo mushinga bonyine.They did that project by themselves.
- Bonyine ni bo bazi ukuri.They alone know the truth.
- Ntawundi wabafashije, bonyine.No one else helped them, they alone.
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