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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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