Kirundi
mutoyi
moo-TOH-yee
How to say it
Kirundimutoyimoo-TOH-yeesoon
Englishyounger same-sex siblingsoon
Frenchcadet du même sexesoon
Meaning
a younger brother, spoken of by a boy, or a younger sister, spoken of by a girl.
Good to know
used only between siblings of the same sex; a boy uses it for his younger brother, a girl for her younger sister.
Examples
- Mutoyi wanje ari kumusi.My younger brother is at the field today.
- Ntabwo mutoyi wanje ashobora kwiga neza.My younger brother cannot study well.
- Mutoyi wawe ari he?Where is your younger sibling?
- Mutoyi wanje azoza gusoma ku mugoroba.My younger sibling will come read in the evening.
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