Traveling with Kids

1. Umwana

   Child

   Usage

   The basic word for a child

   Grammar Note

   umwana is "child"; the plural is abana (Mwebwe muri abana, "you are children")

2. Urashaka gukina?

   Do you want to play?

   Usage

   When inviting a child to play

   Grammar Note

   u- (you) + -ra- (present) + -shaka (want) + gukina (to play); the rising tone makes it a question

3. Ryama!

   Go to sleep

   Usage

   When putting a child to bed

   Grammar Note

   ryama is the imperative of kuryama (to lie down, to sleep); also in Ryama neza (sleep well)

4. Igitabo c'abana

   A children's book

   Usage

   When looking for a children's book in a shop or library

   Grammar Note

   igitabo (book) + c' (of) + abana (children); c' is the elided form of ca

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