ndiyo
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From ndi- + -yo, literally "it is (it/those)".
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Interjection edit
ndiyo
Verb edit
ndiyo
- mi class(IV)/ma class(VI)/n class(IX) object of ndi-; that is it, those are it
See also edit
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. | |||