Kirundi

nyira

n-YEE-rah

How to say it

Kirundinyiran-YEE-rahsoon

Englishowner ofsoon

Frenchpropriétaire desoon

Meaning

Owner or master of something, a stem denoting possession.

Good to know

possessive kinship/ownership stem, combines with a noun.

Examples

Nyir'inzu araje.The owner of the house is coming.
Ntawuzi nyir'iyi nka.No one knows the owner of this cow.
Tuzoshaka nyir'ubutaka.We will look for the owner of the land.

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KinyarwandanyiraNYI-ra

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