wanjye
WAH-njyeh
How to say it
KinyarwandawanjyeWAH-njyeh
Englishmy, mine (with umu nouns)
Frenchmon, ma, le mien
Meaning
Shows that something belongs to me, with a noun of the umu class in the singular: umutima wanjye, my heart. Alone it means mine.
Good to know
It follows the noun and agrees with it: umwana wanjye, umutwe wanjye, but inka yanjye, igitabo cyanjye, abana banjye. Wange is an informal spelling.
Examples
- Umwana wanjye yiga mu mwaka wa gatatu.My child is in third grade.
- Uyu mwenda ni uwanjye, si uwawe.This garment is mine, not yours.
- Umugabo wanjye akora muri banki.My husband works in a bank.
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