Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Misc


  • ura hejeje – you are done
    • ura – you are
    • hejeje – done
    • (This phrase is useful when business is concluded, you've thanked the client and told them you would see them later, but they still don't realize they can go...)
  • nzogaruka amayinga abri aheze – I will return in two weeks
    • nzogaruka – I will return (from “kugaruka” – “to return”… n” indicates self?)
    • amayinga – week
      • I heard this phrase from a different Kirundi speaker; my teacher said that he would have used the word “ndwe” for week instead, but this choice would have required modification of other words in the sentence to agree… ask him for this alternative form, for comparison!
    • abiri – two
    • aheze – to finish/conclude
    • of course, this sentence would be pronounced as “nzogarukamayingabraheze
  • agasho -- prison

No comments:

Post a Comment