rĩaruo

poss.

its, of it. Its, of it. Possessive pronoun referring to something previously mentioned (singular referent, class agreement with rĩ- prefix).

Example: Niĩ-rĩ, ndarĩ rũthingo, nacio nyondo ciakwa ciatariĩ ta icũĩro njake igũrũ rĩaruo: (Brings peace : or, “finds peace.”); Nao arĩa maariganĩtie nake icokererio-inĩ rĩaruo nĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa maatũire Bũrũri ũrĩa Mũgũu. (After him, the work of repair was carried out by the priests, men of the surrounding country.)

Related words

kĩaro — ndathiĩ kĩaro (I am off to work)

kaarĩ — careful, meticulous person

mwaria — (a) mwaria-ma (one who speaks the truth); (b) mwaria-njarie, mwaria-kiarie (N.K.

mwario — language; system of spoken communication used by a particular people or communit

rĩara — alertness; quality of being ready and quick to act, swiftness in responding to s

-ciara — give birth to. To bring forth offspring; to be born

Kaara ka mũira — pinky; smallest digit of the hand, the fifth finger used for delicate tasks and

haaro — outside; outdoors; exterior

haarĩ — there was. There was or there existed. A locative-existential verb form indicati

kĩaru — rĩo nĩ kĩaru (have a stitch)