ni bo

How to say it

Meaning

Ni, it is, joined to bo, them: it points out people of the ba class as the ones who did something or who are something.

Good to know

The standard spelling is two words, ni bo. It agrees with the noun: ni we for one person, ni byo or ni yo for things. Abana nibo bazaza, it is the children who will come.

Examples

• Abaturage ni bo bubatse iri shuri.It was the residents who built this school.
• Ababyeyi banjye ni bo banyigishije gusoma.It was my parents who taught me to read.
• Abakinnyi bato ni bo batsinze umukino.It was the young players who won the match.

Forms

nibo