nyirakuruza

How to say it

Meaning

The mother of someone's grandfather or grandmother; nyirakuruza is someone else's, his or her great-grandmother.

Good to know

One's own is nyogokuruza, my great-grandmother; the male is sogokuruza, great-grandfather. Likewise nyirakuru is his or her grandmother.

Examples

• Nyirakuruza yari umugore w'umunyabwenge.His great-grandmother was a wise woman.
• Umwana yiswe izina rya nyirakuruza.The child was given his great-grandmother's name.
• Sekuru yamubwiye amateka ya nyirakuruza.His grandfather told him the story of his great-grandmother.

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Forms

banyirakuruza (plural of nyirakuruza), nyrakuruza