kiriya

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology 1

From French client.

Noun

kiriya class 1a (plural bākiriya class 2a)

1. customer, client
   • 1995, F. Nsengiyumva, Ingoma y'amaraso, page 202:

     Ngira ngo n'abo kugira ngo bigure, bakaza ba bakiriya babo, bati "mugomba kutwishyura byanze bikunze […]

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Etymology 2

Determiner

kírǐya

1. class 7 form of -riya: that over there