waryo
WAH-ryoh
How to say it
KinyarwandawaryoWAH-ryoh
Englishits (owner a ri noun)
Frenchson, sa (d'un nom en ri)
Meaning
Says that something belongs to a ri noun already named, such as an association, a school or a church, like English its.
Good to know
It changes with the thing owned: umuyobozi waryo, izina ryaryo, ibikorwa byaryo, amazi yaryo. The owner is a ri noun such as ishyirahamwe, ishuri or itorero.
Examples
- Ishyirahamwe ryatoye umuyobozi waryo mushya.The association elected its new leader.
- Itorero n'umushumba waryo basuye abarwayi.The church and its pastor visited the sick.
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