indimi

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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