Kirundi
muramukazanje
moo-rah-moo-kah-ZAHN-jeh
How to say it
Kirundimuramukazanjemoo-rah-moo-kah-ZAHN-jehsoon
Englishmy sister-in-lawsoon
Frenchma belle-sœursoon
Meaning
the wife of one's brother, or the sister of one's spouse.
Good to know
a kinship term built with the possessive suffix -anje (my); used by both men and women for this relation.
Examples
- Muramukazanje yaje kuntabara.My sister-in-law came to help me.
- Ntabwo muramukazanje ari mu rugo.My sister-in-law is not home.
- Muramukazanje ari he?Where is my sister-in-law?
- Muramukazanje azoza ku muhango wacu.My sister-in-law will come to our ceremony.
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