Kirundi
nyinabo
nyee-NAH-boh
How to say it
Kirundinyinabonyee-NAH-bohsoon
Englishtheir maternal auntsoon
Frenchleur tante maternellesoon
Meaning
the maternal aunt of someone else — their mother's sister.
Good to know
a kinship term for the mother's sister, referred to in the third person.
Examples
- Nyinabo yaje kubasura.Their maternal aunt came to visit them.
- Ntabwo nyinabo ari mu gikari.Their maternal aunt is not in the yard.
- Nyinabo ari he?Where is their maternal aunt?
- Nyinabo azoza ku muhango wabo.Their maternal aunt will come to their ceremony.
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