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Kinyarwanda/Nouns
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Nouns
Noun Classes
Kinyarwanda has a number of different noun classes.
Sing./Pl.
u-mu-/a-ba-
u-mu-/i-mi-
i-(ri)-/a-ma-
i-ki- (i-gi-)/i-bi-
i-n-/i-n-
u-ru-/i-bi-
a-ka-/u-tu-
u-bu-/u-bu-
u-ku-/a-ma-
a-ha-/a-ha-
When proceeded by a demonstrative, a the first vowel prefix is dropped. (e.g. umu --> mu)
The u-mu-/a-ba- group is used for words representing humans.