rirya
REE-ryah
How to say it
KirundiriryaREE-ryahsoon
Meaning
Points to a thing of the iri class that is far from both speaker and listener; in the phrase na rirya it means whereas, considering that.
Good to know
Sister forms for iri nouns: iri, this; iryo, that one mentioned; rirya, that one over there. Na rirya adds a surprising fact: na rirya ata mvura yaguye, even though no rain fell.
Examples
- Rirya buye ni rinini cane.That stone over there is very big.
- Uruzi rwuzuye na rirya imvura itaguye.The river is full even though no rain has fallen.
- Raba rirya shure riri ku musozi.Look at that school over there on the hill.
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