kiriya

How to say it

Meaning

Points to a thing of the iki class that is far from both the speaker and the listener, or known to both: kiriya kigo, that school.

Good to know

Comes before the noun, which then drops its first vowel: kiriya gitabo, that book. The sister forms are uriya (umu), iriya (n), biriya (ibi); the nearer ones are iki, this, and icyo, that.

Examples

• Kiriya giti ni kirekire cyane.That tree is very tall.
• Ushaka kugura kiriya gitabo?Do you want to buy that book?
• Kiriya kiyaga cyitwa Kivu.That lake is called Kivu.