Kirundi
umuhungwacu
Word parts: umu-hungwacu
oo-moo-hoo-NGWAH-choo
How to say it
Kirundiumuhungwacuoo-moo-hoo-NGWAH-choosoon
Englishnephewsoon
Frenchneveu, niècesoon
Meaning
a nephew, the son of our brother.
Good to know
kinship term with first-person possessive 'our'; class 1/2.
Examples
- Umuhungwacu yavutse umwaka ushize.Our nephew was born last year.
- Ese umuhungwacu ari kumwe namwe?Is our nephew with you?
- Umuhungwacu ariga neza ku ishuri.Our nephew is doing well at school.
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