ayo
AH-yoh
How to say it
KinyarwandaayoAH-yohsoon
Englishthose (ama nouns); thatsoon
Frenchces ... -là, ceux-làsoon
Meaning
Points back to things of the ama class already mentioned or near the listener: ayo mafaranga, that money; ayo magambo, those words.
Good to know
Sister forms: aya, these, and ariya, those over there. On its own it stands for an ama noun already named: ayo ni ayanjye, those are mine.
Examples
- Ayo mafaranga wayakuye he?Where did you get that money?
- Ntukite kuri ayo magambo mabi.Pay no attention to those unkind words.
- Ayo mazi ntuyanywe, ntasukuye.Do not drink that water, it is not clean.
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