Kinyarwanda
umusengeneza
Word parts: umu-sengeneza
oo-moo-sehn-geh-NEH-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumusengenezaoo-moo-sehn-geh-NEH-zahsoon
Englishniecesoon
Frenchnièce, neveusoon
Meaning
a niece or nephew, the child of one's sister (for a man) or brother (for a woman).
Good to know
niece, nephew (child of female's brother, or male's sister) uru-sengero (in-)(or, i-sengero)(38) - church building, temple i-sengesho (ama-)(or, i-shengesho) - prayer to tear down, to demolish, ruin
Examples
- Umusengeneza wanjye yaje kunsura.My nephew came to visit me.
- Twahaye umusengeneza impano.We gave our niece a gift.
- Ese umusengeneza wawe akiri muto?Is your nephew still young?
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