ndiyo

Swahili

Etymology

From ndi- +‎ -yo, literally "it is (it/those)".

Pronunciation

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Interjection

ndiyo

1. yes, that's it

   Antonym: siyo

Verb

ndiyo

1. mi class_(IV)/ma class_(VI)/n class_(IX) object of ndi-; that is it, those are it

See also

Emphatic copula positive (ndi-)

		Singular	Plural
1st person		ndimi, ndiye	ndisi, ndio
2nd person		ndiwe, ndiye	ndinyi, ndio
3rd person	m-wa(I/II)	ndiye	ndio
	m-mi(III/IV)	ndio	ndiyo
	ji-ma(V/VI)	ndilo	ndiyo
	ki-vi(VII/VIII)	ndicho	ndivyo
	n(IX/X)	ndiyo	ndizo
	u(XI)	ndio	see n(X) or ma(VI)
	ku(XV/XVII)	ndiko
	pa(XVI)	ndipo
	mu(XVIII)	ndimo
For a full table, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.