Kinyarwanda
gukomoka
Word parts: gu-komoka
goo-koh-MOH-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukomokagoo-koh-MOH-kahsoon
Englishto descend fromsoon
Frenchdescendre de, être né desoon
Meaning
to descend from, to be born of, to originate from.
Good to know
used for ancestry and lineage, as well as figurative origin.
Examples
- Ndakomoka mu Karere ka Musanze.I come from Musanze District.
- Akomoka mu muryango w'abahinzi.He comes from a family of farmers.
- Ntiyakomotse muri uwo muryango.He does not descend from that family.
- Iryo jambo rikomoka he?Where does that word come from?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.