nyene

How to say it

Meaning

only, the very one, or -self; also, the owner of something.

Good to know

one root with two related uses: as an intensifier meaning 'self' or 'the very one', and, attached to a noun, meaning 'owner of'.

Examples

• Ni we nyene wabikoze.He himself is the one who did it.
• Nyen'urugo aje.The owner of the house has come.
• Ntabwo ari we nyene.It is not him himself.

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