Kinyarwanda
musaza
moo-SAH-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandamusazamoo-SAH-zahsoon
Englishbrother of a girlsoon
Frenchfrère d'une fillesoon
Meaning
the brother of a female speaker, used by a girl or woman to refer to her brother.
Good to know
a gendered kinship term: a woman uses musaza for her brother, while a man uses mukuru/murumuna depending on age.
Examples
- Musaza wanjye ni umukinnyi wa mupira.My brother is a football player.
- Ese musaza wawe ari he?Where is your brother?
- Ntabwo musaza wanjye yaje.My brother did not come.
- Musaza wacu azaza ku ndeshyo.Our brother will come to the wedding party.
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