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waryo

WAH-ryoh

How to say it

KirundiwaryoWAH-ryoh
Englishits (owner a ri noun)
Frenchson, sa (d'un nom en ri)

Meaning

Says that something belongs to a ri noun already named, such as a school, a competition or an association, like English its.

Good to know

It changes with the thing owned: umuyobozi waryo (its head), izina ryaryo, ibikorwa vyaryo, amazi yaryo. The owner is a ri noun such as ishure, ihiganwa or ishirahamwe.

Examples

  • Ishure ryacu ryahawe umuyobozi waryo mushasha.Our school was given its new head.
  • Iryo shirahamwe n'umukuru waryo bashitse.That association and its leader have arrived.
  • Ihiganwa rishasha rifise umugambi waryo.The new competition has its own plan.

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