umunya
oo-MOO-nyah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumunyaoo-MOO-nyahsoon
Meaning
Placed before a country's name to make the word for a person from there, as in umunya-Cameroun, a Cameroonian. On its own it also means a frown.
Good to know
Written with a hyphen before foreign names: umunya-Nigeria, plural abanya-Nigeria. Rwandan words join it: umunyarwanda, umunyakenya. Kuzinga umunya, to fold one's face, is to frown.
Examples
- Ikipe yasinyishije umutoza w'umunya-Cameroun.The club signed a Cameroonian coach.
- Yashakanye n'umunya-Uganda bahuriye i Kampala.She married a Ugandan she met in Kampala.
- Ntukazinge umunya iyo abandi bakuvugisha.Do not frown when others speak to you.
Forms
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