Kirundi
umushinwa
Word parts: umu-shinwa
oo-moo-SHEE-nwah
How to say it
Kirundiumushinwaoo-moo-SHEE-nwahsoon
EnglishChinese personsoon
FrenchChinoissoon
Meaning
a person who is from China or of Chinese ethnicity.
Good to know
Plural abashinwa; the country China is Ubushinwa and the language is Igishinwa.
Examples
- Uyu ni umushinwa.This person is Chinese.
- Ese uri umushinwa?Are you Chinese?
- Si umushinwa, ni umunyaburundi.He's not Chinese, he's Burundian.
- Abashinwa bazoza ejo.The Chinese people will come tomorrow.
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