bwa
BWAH
How to say it
KinyarwandabwaBWAHsoon
Englishof (with ubu nouns)soon
Frenchde (avec les noms ubu)soon
Meaning
Links a noun of the ubu class to what it belongs to or comes from, like English 'of' or the possessive 's. Bwa mbere means for the first time, and bwa nyuma for the last time.
Good to know
It agrees with the noun before it: umwana wa, abana ba, inka ya, inka za, igitabo cya, ibitabo bya, ijambo rya, ubuzima bwa, urugo rwa. Before a vowel the a drops: ubuzima bw'abaturage, the people's lives.
Examples
- Ubwiza bwa Kivu bukurura ba mukerarugendo.The beauty of Lake Kivu attracts tourists.
- Nageze i Musanze bwa mbere umwaka ushize.I came to Musanze for the first time last year.
- Ubutaka bwa sogokuru buri i Nyanza.My grandfather's land is in Nyanza.
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