waco
WAH-choh
How to say it
KirundiwacoWAH-chohsoon
Englishits (owner a ki noun)soon
Frenchson, sa (d'un nom en ki)soon
Meaning
Says that something belongs to a ki noun already named, such as a country, a book or a tree, like English its.
Good to know
It changes with the thing owned: umukuru waco (its leader), izina ryaco, ibikorwa vyaco, imizi yaco. The owner is a ki noun such as igihugu or igitabo; Kinyarwanda says wacyo.
Examples
- Iki gitabo n'umwanditsi waco baramenyekanye cane.This book and its author became very well known.
- Igihugu cose n'umukuru waco barahimbawe.The whole country and its leader rejoiced.
- Igiti kinini n'umuzi waco vyaguye.The big tree and its root fell down.
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