-vyo

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word -vyo. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word -vyo, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say -vyo in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word -vyo you have here. The definition of the word -vyo will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of-vyo, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Swahili

Suffix

-vyo

  1. vi class(VIII) relative marker
    1. (in a relative verb form) the way that
      Ndivyo ulivyo. ― That is how you are.
      • 2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:
        […] kuchota rasilimali nyingi iwezekanavyo […]
        to extract as many resources as possible 

See also

Swahili verbal concords (third person)
Class Subject concord Object concord Relative
affirmative negative
m(I) a-, yu- ha-, hayu- -m-, -mw-, -mu- -ye
wa(II) wa- hawa- -wa- -o
m(III) u- hau- -u- -o
mi(IV) i- hai- -i- -yo
ji(V) li- hali- -li- -lo
ma(VI) ya- haya- -ya- -yo
ki(VII) ki- haki- -ki- -cho
vi(VIII) vi- havi- -vi- -vyo
n(IX) i- hai- -i- -yo
n(X) zi- hazi- -zi- -zo
u(XI) u- hau- -u- -o
ku(XV/XVII) ku- haku- -ku- -ko
pa(XVI) pa- hapa- -pa- -po
mu(XVIII) m-, mw-, mu- ham-, hamw-, hamu- -mu- -mo
For a full table including first and second person, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia