Kirundi
umutigiri
Word parts: umu-tigiri
oo-moo-tee-GEE-ree
How to say it
Kirundiumutigirioo-moo-tee-GEE-reesoon
Englishclass of objectssoon
Frenchclasse d'objets, classe nominalesoon
Meaning
a grammatical noun class, a category into which nouns are grouped.
Good to know
a grammar term used when teaching the noun-class system of the language.
Examples
- Iri jambo riri mu mutigiri wa kabiri.This word belongs to the second noun class.
- Umwarimu yasiguye imitigiri y'inyuguti mu Kirundi.The teacher explained the noun classes in Kirundi.
- Buri mutigiri ufise ivyuguti bwite.Each noun class has its own prefixes.
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