LESSON 34

Chart of the Classes

67.

CLASS NOUN PREFIX VERB PREFIX POSS. PREFIX ADJ. PREFIX POSS.PART
1. Sing. umu- a- mu- wa- wa
Plur. aba- ba- ba- ba- ba
2. Sing. umu- u- mu- wa- wa
Plur. imi- i- mi- ya- ya
3. Sing. in- i- n- (m-) ya- ya
Plur. in- zi- n- (m-) za- za
4. Sing. iki- ki- ki- cya- cya
Plur. ibi- bi- bi- bya- bya
5. Sing. i- ri- ri- rya- rya
Plur. ama- a- ma- ya- ya
6. Sing. uru- ru- ru- rwa- rwa
Plur. in- zi- n- (m-) za- za
7. Sing. aka- ka- ka- ka- ka
Plur. utu- tu- tu- twa- twa
8. Sing. ubu- bu- bu- bwa- bwa
Plur. ama- a- ma- ya- ya
9. Sing. uku- ku- ku- kwa- kwa
Plur. ama- a- ma- ya- ya
10. Sing. aha- ha- ha- ha- ha
Plur. aha- ha- ha- ha- ha

Note: From now on in general the class of a noun will not be indicated in the vocabularies, for you should be able to identify them for yourself.

Exercises:

Translate into Kinyarwanda:

  1. His good dog.
  2. Our new books.
  3. A little boy.
  4. Cold (fresh) milk.
  5. Where is their big garden?
  6. God’s Son.
  7. The teacher’s key.
  8. A long river.
  9. The grace of God.
  10. The sheep are here.
  11. New hearts.
  12. The poor man’s many debts.
  13. My eyes.
  14. Your (s.) long fingers.
  15. God’s mercy and grace.
  16. Good seeds are in the garden.
  17. Our many bad sins.
  18. The love of Jesus
  19. The girl’s mat.
  20. Much wind.
  21. Deep holes.
  22. Our Savior.
  23. The boys’ chairs.
  24. God’s people.
  25. A short bed.
  26. The boat is on the river.
  27. Good meat.
  28. My nice cat.
  29. Many words.
  30. Your (pl.) parents.