Kirundi
umuvyara
Word parts: umu-vyara
oo-moo-VYAH-ra
How to say it
Kirundiumuvyaraoo-moo-VYAH-rasoon
Englishmaternal cousinsoon
Frenchcousin maternelsoon
Meaning
a cousin on one's mother's side of the family.
Good to know
maternal cousin ba-vyāra bācu maternal cousins
Examples
- Uyu ni umuvyara wanje, umwana wa mama wanje muto.This is my maternal cousin, the child of my mother's younger sister.
- Twakuze kumwe n'umuvyara wanje.I grew up together with my maternal cousin.
- Abavyara bacu baturuka i Ngozi.Our maternal cousins come from Ngozi.
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