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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