Thursday, March 7, 2013

You're Welcome, See You Next Month

You're Welcome:
  • in response to "urakoze" or "wakoze" one might say
    • urakoze gushima -- thank you for thanking
    • korerwa -- be served (also from "gukora" -- "to work or do" -- just like "urakoze")

See you next month:
  • tuzosubira mu ukwezi kuza -- see you later | in | moon/month | to come

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Went to the Hospital (Past Tense)

  • kwamuganga -- to/at the hospital / doctor's office
  • waragiye kwamuganga -- you went to the hospital
  • naragiye kwamuganga -- I went to the hospital
  • yaragiye kwamuganga -- he/she/it went to the hospital
  • wara- -- you, past tense
  • nara- -- I, past tense
  • yara- -- he/she/it, past tense
  • giye -- from "kugenda," "to go"

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Coming Together, Another Name

Coming together:
  • twese tuzoza -- all of us | we will come
  • mwese muzoza -- all of you | yinz will come

Another Kirundi name:
  • misagaru -- a name given to children whose father died before they were born.  It means something like "never saw their father"