Kirundi
umwishwa
Word parts: umw-ishwa
oom-WEESH-wa
How to say it
Kirundiumwishwaoom-WEESH-wasoon
Englishchild of one's sistersoon
Frenchneveusoon
Meaning
a nephew: for a man, his sister's child; for a woman, her brother's son.
Good to know
a kinship term whose exact reference depends on the speaker's own sex relative to the sibling.
Examples
- Uyu ni umwishwa wanje, umwana wa mushiki wanje.This is my nephew, my sister's child.
- Umwishwa wanje aza kunsura buri mpera y'umwaka.My nephew visits me every end of year.
- Twiyemeje kwitaho umwishwa wacu nka mwene wacu.We resolved to care for our nephew as our own child.
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