bonyine

How to say it

Meaning

used to emphasize that a group did something alone or unaided; they themselves, they alone.

Good to know

emphatic pronoun form, from -onyine (alone).

Examples

• Bakoze akazi bonyine.They did the work by themselves.
• Bazabikora bonyine?Will they do it themselves?
• Ntabwo bari bonyine mu nzu.They were not alone in the house.
• Bazasigara bonyine ejo.They will remain alone tomorrow.