Kinyarwanda
nyiranaka
nyi-ra-NA-ka
How to say it
Kinyarwandanyiranakanyi-ra-NA-kasoon
Englishso and sosoon
Frenchune tellesoon
Meaning
so-and-so, a placeholder name for an unnamed woman.
Good to know
used when the speaker doesn't want to name the specific woman.
Examples
- Nyiranaka yavuze ibyo mu nama.So-and-so said that in the meeting.
- Wabwiwe na nyiranaka?Were you told by so-and-so?
- Nyiranaka aracyaza buri munsi.So-and-so still comes every day.
- Sinshaka kuvuga izina, reka mvuge nyiranaka.I don't want to say the name, let me just say so-and-so.
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