LESSON 23

Class 6 uru- in-

Vocabulary

38. Class 6

39. In forming the plurals of words. in this class remember the changes that take place when n comes in contact with certain letters (par. 14), e.g. urubaho - board , imbaho - boards

40. The plural of uruzi is inzuzi, and that of urugi is inztigi, and likewise for all vowel-stem nouns of this class. (The stems of these words are: -uzi, -ugi.)

Note: The plural agreements of class 6 are exactly the same as those of class 3.

Exercises:

I. Translate into Kinyarwanda:

1. The man’s fingers are long. 2. Bring wood (insert zo) to put in the fire. 3. The love of God is great (much). 4. The long river is over there. 5. We have a few slates in school.

II. Translate into English:

1. Shyira urubaho rwawe ku meza mu ishuri. 2. Dufite urugi rugufi mu nzu yacu. J. Mbese urugo rwanyu ruri he? Ruri hariya ku musozi. 4. Mu gihugu cyacu hari inzuzi nyinshi. 5. Umwana arashyira urutoke mu jisho.

III. Give plurals and meaBings of these words. Write a sentence using each of these words in either singular or plural.