ndiyo

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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.
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