Kirundi
mushikanje
moo-shee-KAHN-jeh
How to say it
Kirundimushikanjemoo-shee-KAHN-jehsoon
Englishmy sistersoon
Frenchma sœursoon
Meaning
a boy's own sister, as he refers to her.
Good to know
used by a boy or man for his own sister; built with the possessive suffix -anje (my).
Examples
- Mushikanje ari kw'ishuri none.My sister is at school today.
- Ntabwo mushikanje ashobora kuza.My sister cannot come.
- Mushikanje ari he?Where is my sister?
- Mushikanje azoza kunsura ku cyumweru.My sister will visit me on Sunday.
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