aba
AH-bah
How to say it
KinyarwandaabaAH-bahsoon
Englishthese (people, ba nouns)soon
Frenchces, ceux-cisoon
Meaning
Points to people or other nouns of the ba class near the speaker: aba bana, these children. On its own it means these people.
Good to know
It is the plural of uyu, this. Sister forms: abo, those, and bariya, those over there. A different aba is a form of kuba: aba ari mu rugo, he is usually at home.
Examples
- Aba bana ni abanjye.These children are mine.
- Aba ni abashyitsi bacu baturutse i Burundi.These are our guests from Burundi.
- Nzi aba bagabo bombi.I know both of these men.
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