arizo
ah-REE-zoh
How to say it
Kirundiarizoah-REE-zohsoon
Englishnamely, that is (plural n nouns)soon
Frenchà savoir, c'est-à-diresoon
Meaning
Introduces the names or the exact things meant after a plural noun of the n class: 'namely', 'that is'; it can also stress 'they are the ones'.
Good to know
Made of ari, it is, and zo, and often spelled ari zo; the forms change with the noun: ariwo, arivyo, arico, ariyo.
Examples
- Twasuye intara zibiri, arizo Ngozi na Kayanza.We visited two provinces, namely Ngozi and Kayanza.
- Izo ni ingorane nkuru, arizo inzara n'ubukene.Those are the main problems, namely hunger and poverty.
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