Kirundi
umuvukanyi
Word parts: umu-vukanyi
oo-moo-voo-KAHN-yee
How to say it
Kirundiumuvukanyioo-moo-voo-KAHN-yeesoon
Englishsiblingsoon
Frenchfrère ou sœursoon
Meaning
a brother or sister; a person born of the same parents as oneself.
Good to know
Plural abavukanyi; from kuvuka, 'to be born.'.
Examples
- Mwaramutse! Ni igitondo.Good morning! It is morning.
- Uyu ni umuvukanyi wanje.This is my sibling.
- Ese ufise abavukanyi benshi?Do you have many siblings?
- Si umuvukanyi wanje, ni umubyara.He is not my sibling, he is my cousin.