Kinyarwanda
umwaka
Word parts: umw-aka
oom-WAH-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumwakaoom-WAH-kahsoon
Englishyearsoon
Frenchannéesoon
Meaning
a period of twelve months.
Good to know
year
Examples
- Ndashaka isaha.I want a watch.
- Uyu mwaka waratangiye neza.This year has started well.
- Ese uzi umwaka wavukiyemo?Do you know the year you were born?
- Uyu si umwaka mushya.This is not the new year.