LESSON 19

More about Class 5

Vocabulary

33. Nouns with only plural form. There are a number of words in 5th class which have only the plural form. Of course, all agreements are with this plural form. The first 6 words in this vocabulary are some of these. You will learn others later.

34. 5th class words having c. The last two words in this vocabUlary, icumu and ico, look like 4th class words with a vowel root. But they are regular 5th class words, forming their plurals like any other word in this class, but their stem begins with c: icumu - spear; amacumu - spears.

Besides the two words given here, there is one other of fairly common use: icukiro - manure heap. There may be a few other rare words like this.

Exercises:

I. Translate into Bnglish:

1. Umusaza afite inka nyinshi n’amata menshi. 2. Abana barajya mu ishuli ryabo. 3. Umukozi afite amacumu maremare. 4. Umukobwa arahinga mu mirima y’ababyeyi be. 5. Sinkunda amazi mabi. 6. Umwana afite ico ryinshi ku birenge bye. 7. Mbese urashaka amavuta ku mugati wawe? 8. Abana b’Imana bafite amaharo menshi cyane. 9. Ibitabo byawe bishya biri he? Biri ku meza mu nzu yacu. 10. Abigishwa barakora mu ishuri. 11. Amaraso ya Yesu adukiza (saves us from) ibyaha byacu.

II. Translate into Kinyarwanda:

1. God’s people have joy and peace. 2. I have a very small stone in (my) eye. 3. The pupils have the Word of God in school. 4. I want (some) clean water. 5. Bad people are not going in the way of God. 6. The clean cloths are on the table. 7. A workman is hoeing at the school. 8. oUr teacher is speaking the Word of God. 9. I am walking in the way of God. 10. We are praising God and we love our Lord Jesus Christ (Kristo).