Kinyarwanda
banyirakuruza
bah-nyee-rah-koo-ROO-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandabanyirakuruzabah-nyee-rah-koo-ROO-zahsoon
Englishtheir great-grandmotherssoon
Frenchleurs arrière-grands-mèressoon
Meaning
A kinship term meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'their great-grandmother' (used in the plural).
Good to know
plural of nyirakuruza (kinship class); a rarer generational extension of nyirakuru.
Examples
- Banyirakuruza b'aba bana bose baraparuye.All these children's great-grandmothers have already passed away.
- Ese banyirakuruza bacu babayeho igihe kirekire?Did our great-grandmothers live for a long time?
- Nta banyirakuruza basigaye mu muryango wacu.No great-grandmothers remain in our family.
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