Note Student Notes The Rwandan family is presumably based on two individuals,husband and wife (umugabo n’umugore) who become the parents (ababyeyi) of children (abana). The Kinyarwanda way of establishing the relationships between brothers and sisters are different from the English way. One will realize that it is eventually based on the use of mushiki for male to female and the use of musaza for female to male. A brother to a brother you say mukuru or murumuna. A sister to a sister you say mukuru or murumuna. Whereas a brother to a sister you say musaza , but a sister to a brother you say mushiki Book traversal links for Student Notes: Rwandan family relationships. ‹ Cultural Notes: It is prohibited to say some family names publicly on account of respect. Up Teacher Notes: Family relationships in Kinyarwanda ›
