In Kirundi, the subject is a prefix attached to the verb root.
| Person | Singular | Plural |
| 1 | n-, m- | tu- |
| 2 | u- | mu- |
| 3 | a- | ba- |
You can hear examples of this in some of the following sentences. In Ciza’s dialect you can hear the insertion of [d] after the n- prefix. This is called epenthesis.
| I want to go to the bathroom | Ndashaka tugenda muri toilette | |
| I want water | Ndashaka amazi | |
| It is what it is | kadabaye | |
| I want milk | Ndashaka amata | |
| Your dog | urimbga | |
| My name is Ciza | izina yanje ni Ciza |
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