Kinyarwanda
data wacu
DAH-tah WAH-choo
How to say it
Kinyarwandadata wacuDAH-tah WAH-choosoon
Englishpaternal unclesoon
Frenchoncle paternelsoon
Meaning
one's father's brother; a paternal uncle.
Good to know
kinship term; literally 'our father', reflecting that paternal uncles are addressed like fathers.
Examples
- Data wacu yaraje kuraba umuryango.My paternal uncle came to check on the family.
- Data wacu arahari?Is my paternal uncle here?
- Data wacu ntiyashoboye kuza.My paternal uncle could not come.
- Data wacu azaza ku cyumweru.My paternal uncle will come on Sunday.
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