nizo
NEE-zoh
How to say it
KirundinizoNEE-zohsoon
Frenchce sont elles, ce sont celles (qui)soon
Meaning
Points out a plural noun of the n class as the one concerned: 'they are the ones (which)', used to stress who or what does something.
Good to know
Made of ni, it is, and zo; the same pattern gives niwo, niyo, nivyo, nico and nibo. Izo nka nizo zanje is 'those cows are the ones that are mine'.
Examples
- Izo nkweto nizo naguze ejo.Those shoes are the ones I bought yesterday.
- Intara zibiri nizo zatsinze amahiganwa.Two provinces are the ones that won the competition.
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