ndio

Mori Bawah

Verb

ndio

(stative) to be over here, somewhere near the speaker

References

The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 695-6

Swahili

Etymology

From ndi- +‎ o, literally "it is (we/you all/them/it/those)".

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Verb

ndio

inflection of ndi-:
1. first-person plural object
2. second-person plural object
3. third-person plural object
4. m-wa class object inflected plural
5. m-mi class object inflected singular
6. u class object inflected

Interjection

ndio

yes (literally "it is it")

See also

Emphatic copula forms:

Pronominals	1s	2s	3s	1p	2p	3p
Positive	ndimi, ndiye	ndiwe, ndiye	ndiye	ndisi, ndio	ndinyi, ndio	ndio
Negative	simi, siye	siwe, siye	siye	sio, sisi*	sinyi, siyo	sio

Classes	c1	c2/c3/c11/c14	c4/c6/c9	c5	c7	c8	c10	c15	c16	c17
Positive	ndiye	ndio	ndiyo	ndilo	ndicho	ndivyo	ndizo	ndiko	ndipo	ndimo
Negative	siye	sio	siyo	silo	sicho	sivyo	sizo	siko	sipo	simo

* The form sisi "it is not us" is not frequently used as it is identical to the pronoun sisi "we", "us". Instead it is virtually always replaced with sio.

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