kwitwa

How to say it

Meaning

to be named or called.

Good to know

used in stating or asking a name: "nitwa..." (I am called...), "witwa nde?" (what is your name?).

Examples

• Ndashaka ko umwana wanje azokwitwa nk'uko se yitwaga.I want my child to be named as his father was named.
• Umukobwa ntashaka kwitwa izina ry'umukurambere adazi.The girl doesn't want to be named after a distant ancestor she doesn't know.
• Uzokwitwa iki nyuma yo kubatizwa?What will you be called after being baptized?
• Yavuze ati: 'Nitwa Furaha kandi ndakwiye kwitwa gutyo.'She said: "My name is Furaha and I deserve to be called that."