ivo iri (ivo diri, ivo eri)as it isMwana uyo mneke ivo eri!That child, leave her as she is!Kauchi idyo dileke ivo diri!That couch, leave it as it is!Meza iyo ileke ivo iri!That table, leave it as it is!
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ivo vose1all those, with all that, given all thatViya ivo vose ni vako.All those utensils are yours.Somaliya ina kabila nyingi za chi Somali; ivo vose simanyize hata imwenga.Somalia has many Somali tribes; with all that, I don't know even one.Wazigula wawahinya Wasomali kulima na kuzenga nyumba; ivo vose washindwa kuwenkha hishima.Kiziguans taught Somalis farming and how to build houses; with all that, they [still] are unable to give them respect.Siwadyamanyiza kila chintru wakunga, ivo vose washindwa kunishukuru.I've done everthing they wanted, given all that, they are still unable to appreciate me.This demonstrative phrase often functions as a conjunct adverbial. It has a short form: vovose.2any wayIvo vose nanimgambe, hakwiva.Any way that I tell him, he doesn't listen.3whateverIvo vose naalongigwe alemera kwiva.Whatever she's told, she refuses to listen.
ivoivo1DemNG4that wayIvoivo wabwirana na Warabu Suri; Awo wasimwira na watemi wa Wazigula. (Arbow: 7)In that way, they met with the Suri Arabs, who negotiated with leaders of the Kiziguas.2Advjust like thatIvoivo nawana matatizo hano ho wikazi wao.So just like that, they had problems here at their dwelling place.3Advdespite thatAdantwa na atowigwa ni mgosiwe; ivoivo bado kamtogola.She is cheated on and beaten by her husband; despite that, she still likes him.
ivu (maivu)ashSi yudya he di ivuShe is there in the ash.Ukammona angala ivu tú.When you see her, she is white ash always.Nguku intitu kuno naho ni na ivu yetangwa vunde. A black chicken that is here and there with ash is called speckled.
ivuivu (maivuivu)grayWagosi wano wavaire nguwo zi maivuivu ni wafuhumwa.These guys wearing gray clothes are suspects.Mwalimu kaninkha choro di maivuivu.The teacher gave me a gray crayon.Sitogola gari viuivu na mare.I like a gray and brass-colored car.
-iye1V > VRelClsfxrelative clause aorist and past verb suffixWantru wadya wehiye wafa.The people who were bad died.Nnana mahoka yaihiye.I had a nightmare that was bad.Sitogole meza zino zihiye.I don't like these tables that are bad.Xuraa ya dyero sidya matagi na maboko yeiviye.For breakfast today I ate eggs and bananas that were ripe.See alternative pronunciation: -ire, -ize.2V > VNegsfxnegative aorist and past verb suffixTunda dino hadiviye.This fruit isn't ripe.Weye hwihiye.You are not ugly.This negative suffix is used in combination with si- and ha- negative prefixes.
iyo (-yo)1DemNG5that (near you)Lete saa iyo!Bring that clock (near you)!Ali, kuvalwa nyani nkhazu iyo? -- Sivalwa ni mame.Ali, that t-shirt was put on you by whom? -- It was put on me by mom.Nkhazu iyo sono widyere iki kwa sababu naitudyuke.Don't put bleach in with that t-shirt (near you) because it will fade.Ninkhiriza galamu iyo!Hand me that pen!Shaba iyo ifunike!That pot (near you), cover it!Zino si hilahi iyo nimwinkhire male.These are not the amounts that I gave her at all.2DemNG2those (near you)
iyo yose1anySimu iyo yose nanigule yabanika.Any phone that I buy breaks.Nyumba iyo yose nanimzengere, ailemera.Any house I build for her, she rejects it.This phrase has a short form: yoyose.2all (of)
-iza (~ -ira ~ -era)1V > VBsfxV forThis variant is normally used after sibilants in previous syllables; see the more productive forms: -ira and -era.This is the benefactive applicative verb derivational extension.2V > VInsfxV with, use to VMkazangu kanilisiza mkamshi.My wife fed me with a spoon.Kenya ilindimuliza Somaliya na mizinga. = Kenya ilindimuliza mizinga Somaliya.Kenya has threatened Somalia with heavy weapons.This is the instrumental applicative verb derivational extension. If the instrument doesn't immediately follow the verb, then na 'with' normally precedes it.
-iza (-eza)1make VThe variant -eza is used following mid vowels e or o in the previous syllable. Other forms of the suffix are -isa and -isha.This is the causative verb derivational extension. The final vowel -a changes to -e in the subjunctive, future, negative, and relative.2cause to V3have V
-ize1V > VRelClsfxrelative clause (aorist and past) verb suffixNi kudya umanyize.It is there where you have known. Wazana wadya wakoshize wazazi wao mwe hondo wahuzunikisa.Those kids who lost their parents in the war have grieved a lot.Simanyize idi dyibu idyo umanyize.I don't know the answer that you know.See alternative pronunciation: -ire, -iye.2V > VNegsfxnegative aorist and past verb suffixSimanyize.I don't know (= haven't known).Hamumanyize.You (all) don't know (= haven't known).This negative suffix is used in combination with si- and ha- negative prefixes.
izitheChiona izi nyumba ze famli.We saw the houses of the families.Chisuntra izi nguwo.We washed the clothes.Wazana nawagona wakenulwe ni izi nguto.The kids were already sleeping when they were awakened by the noises.Izi mbuzi zidimwa.The goats were herded.Izi ng'ombe zahamirana.The cows are butting heads (with each other).ku + izi > kwi zi, mwa + izi > mwe ziThis is the Augment or definite article for NG5 and NG6 plurals.
izi (maizi)rootIzi dyo mti ditanda.The root of the tree has spread out.
izi (maizi)1voiceIzi dya Mhando ni kulu.The voice of Mhando is big.Mhando ana izi kulu.Mhando has a big voice.Izi dyangu didumka kwasabu sichemesa.My voice is broken because I've sung too much.2voiceboxSee: kudumkwa ni izi.3Adam's apple4larynx
IzninaIzninaNamchinyiza Iznina mwanawe.I'm brushing Izinina's kid's teeth for her.woman's name
izothose (near you)Mbuli zako izo ukulonga ni njeni kwangu.Your ideas that you're talking about are foreign to me.ngazi izothose ladders near youNi furaha mbuli izo akukudyamanyiza mgosiwo.Those things your husband does for you are pleasures.
IzrailiIsraelMwezi wa Tandatu naita Izraili.In June I'm going to Israel.See: Mizraili, Waizraili.
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