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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