kinyarwanda greetings ai test Flashcards

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What is the word order in Kinyarwanda sentences?

A

Subject-Verb-Object

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How are nouns categorized in Kinyarwanda?

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Nouns are categorized into 10 classes based on their singular and plural forms

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True or False: Kinyarwanda has grammatical gender.

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False

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What is the plural marker for Class 1 nouns in Kinyarwanda?

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Ibi-

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What is the plural marker for Class 3 nouns in Kinyarwanda?

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Imi-

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What is the plural marker for Class 9 nouns in Kinyarwanda?

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Ibi-

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What is the plural marker for Class 10 nouns in Kinyarwanda?

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Ami-

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How are adjectives positioned in relation to the nouns they describe in Kinyarwanda?

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After the noun

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What is the definite article in Kinyarwanda?

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Ya

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How are possessive pronouns formed in Kinyarwanda?

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By adding a possessive prefix to the noun

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What is the possessive prefix for ‘my’ in Kinyarwanda?

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Wa-

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What is the possessive prefix for ‘our’ in Kinyarwanda?

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Du-

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What is the possessive prefix for ‘your’ in Kinyarwanda?

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Wa-

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What is the possessive prefix for ‘his/her’ in Kinyarwanda?

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Wa-

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What is the possessive prefix for ‘their’ in Kinyarwanda?

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Za-

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What is the possessive prefix for ‘its’ in Kinyarwanda?

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Ya-

17
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What is the possessive prefix for ‘your (pl.)’ in Kinyarwanda?

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Za-

18
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How are verb tenses marked in Kinyarwanda?

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Through the use of tense markers

19
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What is the tense marker for the past tense in Kinyarwanda?

A

-y-

20
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What is the tense marker for the present continuous tense in Kinyarwanda?

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-a-

21
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What is the tense marker for the future tense in Kinyarwanda?

A

-z-

22
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How are negative statements formed in Kinyarwanda?

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By adding the negative particle ‘nta’ before the verb

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How are questions formed in Kinyarwanda?

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By adding the question particle ‘se’ at the end of the sentence