cia

part.

Of. Associative/possessive particle for noun classes 8/10 (plural i-/ci- classes), connecting a noun to its modifier or possessor (indo cia mũndũ = things of a person; ngũkũ cia mũciĩ = chickens of the homestead).

Example: "Mĩanga nĩ irio cia ũndũire" — Cassava is food for the poor

Related words

cana — to make a mark (on something) by cutting, notch, nick, cut a groove in
canga — to walk about, up and down, stroll about, go here and there; 2. (in dancing) ste
cera — to cultivate soil lightly, loosen top soil; 2. turn up ground with a knife after
cika — to sew with a needle, oversew, sew a hem, sew up the edges of things
cira — case, judgment. Case, judgment, cause. A legal matter or dispute brought before
cura — (of food in cooking) get burnt, be charred; (of hide or skin) become scorched wh
mũcai — tea; hot beverage made from steeping tea leaves in water, borrowed from Swahili
cai — mahuti ma cai (leaves of the tea-bush, used tea leaves)
Ũcio — that one; third-person singular pronoun; refers to specific person previously me
gacua — a close group, bunch, clump, knot, of people or trees; a large heap of rubbish o
icai — boarding school for girls
icua — dew; atmospheric moisture that condenses on surfaces during cool nights, water d