yoyo
YOH-yoh
How to say it
KirundiyoyoYOH-yohsoon
Frenchelle-même, celle-là mêmesoon
Meaning
An emphatic pronoun that stands for an n or imi noun already named and stresses it: 'it, for its part' or 'that very one'. It often sets that thing against another one just mentioned.
Good to know
It is the pronoun yo said twice for emphasis, the way wewe stresses 'you', and it agrees with n and imi nouns such as inka, imodoka or imiti. It usually comes right after the noun: Leta yoyo, the government itself.
Examples
- Inka zose zararwaye, ariko iyanje yoyo imeze neza.All the cows fell ill, but mine is fine.
- Imodoka yoyo ntiyari ifise ikibazo.The car itself had no problem.
- Leta yoyo yemeje ko izofasha abarimyi.The government itself confirmed that it will help the farmers.
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