nawo
NAH-woh
How to say it
KirundinawoNAH-woh
Frenchlui aussi, et lui; quant à lui
Meaning
Adds or picks out a noun of the umu or imi class already mentioned: 'it too', 'and it', 'as for it'.
Good to know
Made of na, and, too, and wo; it agrees with the noun: nabo (people), nayo, nazo, navyo, naco, nabwo. Nawo nyene is 'it too, likewise'.
Examples
- Umugambwe wacu nawo wari mu matora.Our party too took part in the elections.
- Umuti wa mbere nawo ntiwamukijije.The first medicine did not cure him either.
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