Kirundi
umwe umwe
oo-mweh oo-mweh
How to say it
Kirundiumwe umweoo-mweh oo-mwehsoon
Englishone by onesoon
Frenchun par unsoon
Meaning
In a sequence, one at a time, individually.
Good to know
Reduplicated form; adverbial expression.
Examples
- Abana bazoinjira umwe umwe.The children will enter one by one.
- Nti twashoboye kubaha vyose icarimwe, twarabahaye umwe umwe.We couldn't give them everything at once, we gave it one by one.
- Bazokwitaba umwe umwe mu izina ryabo.They will be called one by one by name.
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