aya
AH-yah
How to say it
KinyarwandaayaAH-yah
Englishthese (ama nouns)
Frenchces, ceux-ci
Meaning
Points to things of the ama class near the speaker: aya mazi, this water; aya magambo, these words.
Good to know
Sister forms: ayo, those, and ariya, those over there. With a singular noun of the same class the form is iri: iri jambo, this word.
Examples
- Aya mafaranga ni ayawe.This money is yours.
- Aya makuru twayumvise kuri radiyo.We heard this news on the radio.
- Nywa aya mazi, arasukuye.Drink this water, it is clean.
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