mukuru (ba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba-
  
1. older brother of a boy, 2. older sister of a girl
 mukuru : short form (without augment) of...
umukuru (aba-)     1  class 1
singular: umu-
plural: aba-
  
1. elder, important person, 2. male adult
-kuru     adj    1. important, 2. senior, 3. great (not size), 4. ancient
umwepiskopi mukuru   phr    archbishop
adult    igikuze
(male) umuhumure, umukuru
En-En dictionary 
brother    (my) mwēne data
(your) mwēne so
(his, her, their) mwēne se
(older ~ of boy) mukuru, mukurwanje
(younger ~ of boy) mutoyi, murumuna
(of girl) musāza
(of my mother) mārume
(of your mother) nyokorume
(of his, her, their mother) inarume
(of father, uncle) dāta wacu, dāta wanyu, dāta wabo
(to be ~ and sister, or to be ~s) kuvūkana
(religious, monk) umufrere
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capital    (money) umutahe
(city) umurwa mukuru
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elder    umujēnāma, umukuru, umushīngantahe, umujanāma
(elders and rulers, esp. in regard to their function of helping the poor) barutungabōro
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important    ngombwa, –kuru
(person) umukuru
En-En dictionary 
minister    (servant) umusuku
(prime minister) Ministre mukuru
(cabinet minsiter) umushikiranganji
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sister    mwēne data, mwēne se, mwēne nyina
(older ~ of girl) mukuru, mukurwanje
(of boy) mushiki
(younger ~ of girl) mutoyi, murumuna
(of my father) māsenge
(of your father) nyogosenge
(of his, her, their father) inasenge
(of man's sister or woman's brother) mwishwa
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archbishop    umwepiskopi mukuru
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president    perezida, umuperezida, umukuruwigihugu, umukuru w'igihugu
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older    (~ brother of boy) mukuru
(~ sister of girl) mukuru
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 mukuru found in: Kirundi I (Study lessons)
lesson 99   Uses of Prepositional Form
lesson 112   Adjectives Expressed by Verbs
 mukuru found in: Imigani (tales)
Umugani 16   Imashuwa
Umugani 27   Abami b'Abarundi
Umugani 35   Umukamyi
Umugani 40   Abahigi
Umugani 45   Urugamba
Umugani 46   Umwunabo bo n'ukwimika
Umugani 49   Ndambi na ndanziza
 mukuru found in: Imyibutsa (proverbs)
Umwibutsa 317   Nta mukuru yikura. ...