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Kirundi

bwana

BWA-na

How to say it

KirundibwanaBWA-nasoon
Englishmr. Sirsoon
Frenchmonsieur, maîtresoon

Meaning

a respectful title for a man, equivalent to sir or mister, borrowed from Swahili.

Good to know

mr. Sir, master

Examples

  • Bwana Nkurunziza yaje kuraba imirimo.Mister Nkurunziza came to check on the work.
  • Ndabashimira, bwana.Thank you, sir.
  • Bwana ni we mukuru w'iki gisata.The master is the head of this department.
  • Twagiye kuganira na bwana wacu.We went to talk with our boss.

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