Kirundi
muka
MOO-kah
How to say it
KirundimukaMOO-kahsoon
Englishwife ofsoon
Frenchépouse desoon
Meaning
A bound term used, usually before a name, to refer to someone's wife.
Good to know
Bound morpheme, class 1a, e.g. muka Yohani ('John's wife').
Examples
- Muka Petero aje kutugendera.Peter's wife came to visit us.
- Tuzosura muka mukuru wacu.We will visit our elder's wife.
- Ntamenyekana muka wa Karoli.Carl's wife is not well known [here].
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