Kirundi
nyokorome
nyoh-koh-ROH-meh
How to say it
Kirundinyokoromenyoh-koh-ROH-mehsoon
Englishyour maternal unclesoon
Frenchton oncle maternelsoon
Meaning
the brother of your mother.
Good to know
a kinship term for the maternal uncle, spoken in the second person.
Examples
- Nyokorome yaje kukureba.Your maternal uncle came to see you.
- Ntabwo nyokorome ari mu rugo.Your maternal uncle is not home.
- Nyokorome ari he?Where is your maternal uncle?
- Nyokorome azoza ku bukwe bwawe.Your maternal uncle will come to your wedding.
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