barya
BAH-ryah
How to say it
KirundibaryaBAH-ryahsoon
Englishthose (people), those ones; they eatsoon
Frenchceux-là; ils mangentsoon
Meaning
Points to people far from the speaker or already known to both speakers: 'those people', 'those ones'. As a verb it is kurya for 'they': 'they eat'.
Good to know
Demonstrative for ba nouns (people); for one person or an umu noun it is urya. Barya bantu is 'those people'; ico barya is 'what they eat'.
Examples
- Barya bagabo baje ejo baragarutse.Those men who came yesterday are back.
- Barya bana bakina hanze ni abanje.Those children playing outside are mine.
- Abana barya ubugari buri musi.The children eat cassava paste every day.
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