ukwezi kwa mbere

How to say it

Meaning

January, the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.

Good to know

literally 'the first month'; Kinyarwanda traditionally names months by number (kwa mbere, kwa kabiri, etc.) alongside borrowed names like Mutarama.

Examples

• Ukwezi kwa mbere ni ukwezi gutangira umwaka.January is the month that starts the year.
• Ese wavutse mu kwezi kwa mbere?Were you born in January?
• Nta mvura ihagije igwa mu kwezi kwa mbere.Not enough rain falls in January.
• Tuzasubira ku ishuri mu kwezi kwa mbere.We will return to school in January.

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