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What is the Kirundi word for 'hill, mountain'? | umusozi |
What is the Kirundi word for 'fire (no pl.)'? | umuriro |
What is the Kirundi word for 'well'? | nēza |
What is the Kirundi word for 'nicely'? | nēza |
What is the Kirundi word for 'fire (as in fireplace, no pl.)'? | umucanwa |
What is the Kirundi word for 'and'? | na |
What is the Kirundi word for 'with'? | na |
What is the Kirundi word for 'by'? | na |
What is the Kirundi word for 'bread'? | umutsima |
What is the Kirundi word for 'salt'? | umūnyu |
What is the Kirundi word for 'head'? | umutwe |
What prefix is used for the singular of Class 2? | umu- |
What prefix is used for the plural of Class 2? | imi- |
What is the possessive prefix for 'his'? | wa- |
What is the possessive prefix for 'their'? | ya- |
What is the Kirundi phrase for 'his head'? | umutwe wiwe |
What is the Kirundi phrase for 'their heads'? | imitwe yabo |
What is the Kirundi word for 'and' when it elides before a vowel? | n' |
How is 'and' used to connect a series in Kirundi? | na |
How would you say 'A man and a woman' in Kirundi? | umugabo n'umugore |
How would you say 'A man, woman, and child' in Kirundi? | umugabo n'umugore n'umwana |
What are the noun prefixes singular and plural for the first class? | mu-, ba- |
What are the noun prefixes singular and plural for the second class? | mu-, ba- |
What are the noun prefixes singular and plural for the third class? | mu-, ba- |
What usually happens tu ‘u’ beofre another vowel? | It changes to ‘w’. |
What usually happens tu ‘a’ beofre another vowel? | It stays the same. |
What usually happens tu ‘i’ beofre another vowel? | It changes to ‘y’. |
What is the negative o f ni? | si |
When you have a noun, a descriptive adjective and a possessive adjective, what is the proper order? | Noun, descriptive adjective, possessive adjective |
What effect du mu and ku have on the noun which follows them? | They change the final vowel on the noun. |
Before what leters does N change to M? | Before ‘b’ |
What happens when N comes before H? | It changes to ‘m’. |
What happens when N comes before R? | It changes to ‘m’. |
When can ni and si not be use for the verb “to be”? | Before locative prepositions. |
When is the final vowel of ni, si, na, omitted? | Before a vowel. |
What are the two parts of the possessive adjective? | Noun class prefix and the final vowel in the noun class. |
What does the prefix ki before a vowel become? | c |
What does the prefix bi before a vowel become? | vy |
Give an example of a word with the prefix ki becoming c. | ciza |
Give an example of a word with the prefix bi becoming vy. | vyiza |
What does the prefix ki before a consonant become? | ki |
What does the prefix bi before a consonant become? | bi |
What is the Kirundi word for cloth? | igitāmbāra |
What is the Kirundi word for mercy, pity, forgiveness? | ikigōngwe |
What is the Kirundi word for corn, stalk of corn? | ikigōri |
What is the Kirundi word for bananas (bunch or tree)? | igitōke (or, igitoki) |
What is the Kirundi word for mat (for sleeping)? | ikirago |
When there is a compound subject of one verb, what class prefix does the verb take? | 4th class prefix |
What is an example of a compound subject sentence with one verb? | Umutsima n’inyama biri mu nzu – bread and meat are in the house. |
When both nouns should be of the first class, what prefix is used? | first class plural prefix |
What is an example of a sentence with two nouns of the first class? | umuhungu n’umuko bwa barakora – the boy and girl are working |
If both nouns are in the same class (other than the 1st), what prefix can the verb take? | the plural prefix of that class or the 4th class plural prefix |
What is a possible example of a sentence with two nouns in the same class? | Impene n’intama z’umutama or Impene n’intama vy’umutama |
How can a word of another class be used to give the meaning of a thing of great size? | by adding the class prefixes of the Great size class |
What is an example of a word of another class being used to indicate a thing of great size? | umusozi – hill igisozi – a very big hill |
How is the fourth class used when there is reference to something indefinite? | the fourth class agreements are used, usually in the plural |
What is an example of a sentence using the fourth class to refer to something indefinite? | ivyiza – good things ivyanje – my things |
What is another word used in English to indicate reference to something indefinite, similar to the fourth class in Kirundi? | "thing", "something", "it", etc. |
How does the prefix in ivyiza and ivyanje differ from other nouns? | the prefix is like that of the vowel -system nouns |
What is the most complicated and important part of Kirundi grammar? | The verb |
What is the name given to the present tense that always comes between the personal prefix and the stem of the word? | The -ra- present tense |
Give an example of the -ra- present tense conjugation for 'I work' | ndakora |
Give an example of the -ra- present tense conjugation for 'we work' | turakora |
Give an example of the -ra- present tense conjugation for 'you work' | urakora |
Give an example of the -ra- present tense conjugation for 'you work' (plural) | murakora |
Give an example of the -ra- present tense conjugation for 'he/she works' | arakora |
Give an example of the -ra- present tense conjugation for 'they work' | barakora |
In what situations is the -ra- present tense used? | 1. When stating a simple fact regarding the present time
2. In questions and answers to questions when no object or phrase follows
3. To express habitual action (in present time) |
Is the -ra- present tense used in dependent clauses? | No |
What can the -ra- present tense be used interchangeably with in some instances? | The prefixes present tense |
What does the -ra-present tense express? | Habitual action or progressive/continuous present |
What is the tense most commonly used to express progressive or continuous present? | See Par. 35 |
What is the Kirundi word for sun? | izuba |
What is the Kirundi word for word? | ijambo |
What is the Kirundi word for egg? | irigi |
What is the Kirundi word for eye? | ijisho |
What is the Kirundi word for tooth? | iryinyo |
What is the Kirundi word for school? | ishuli |
What is the Kirundi word for franc? | ifaranga |
What is the Kirundi word for nose? | izuru |
What is the Kirundi word for stone? | ibuye |
What is the Kirundi word for fireplace? | iziko |
What is the class prefix for singular Class 5 nouns? | i- or iri- |
What is the class prefix for plural Class 5 nouns? | ama- |
What is the possessive prefix for singular Class 5 nouns? | rya- |
What is the possessive prefix for plural Class 5 nouns? | ya- |
What is the verb prefix for singular Class 5 nouns? | ri- |
What is the verb prefix for plural Class 5 nouns? | a- |
What is the adjective prefix for singular Class 5 nouns? | ri- |
What is the adjective prefix for plural Class 5 nouns? | ma- |
In what cases does the singular adjective prefix become ry-? | Before a vowel |
What are the plurals of ijisho, irigi, iryinyo, and ijisho? | ijisho - amaso, irigi - amagi, iryinyo - ameinyo, ijisho - amaso |
What happens to a and i in amainyo? | They contract into e |
What is the singular prefix for Class 5 before a vowel? | ry- |
What happens to mu and ku in nearly all 5th class nouns in the singular? | They change to mw and kw |
What is an example of a 5th class noun in the singular with mu? | mu zuba - in the sun |
What is an example of a 5th class noun in the singular with ku? | ku zuru - in the nose |
What is an example of a 5th class noun in the plural with mu? | mu maso - in the eyes |
What is an example of a 5th class noun in the plural with ku? | ku mabuye - on the stones |
What are the first 6 words in the vocabulary mentioned in this lesson? | amazi, amaraso, amata, amavuta, amahoro, ameza |
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