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Kinyarwanda

ishuni

ee-SHOO-nee

How to say it

Kinyarwandaishuniee-SHOO-neesoon
Englishschoolsoon
Frenchécolesoon

Meaning

a place where children and young people go to be taught and to learn; a school.

Good to know

noun, class 9/10; an older or regional word for school, from German 'Schule', less common than 'ishuri'.

Examples

  • Abana bagiye ishuni mu gitondo.The children went to school in the morning.
  • Ese ishuni iri kure?Is the school far?
  • Nta shuni iri hano.There is no school here.
  • Tuzagenda ishuni ejo bucyeye.We will go to school tomorrow morning.

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