tio
- they are not. Negative copula form meaning 'they are not' or 'it is not'
Example: na ngamenya irumi cia arĩa moigaga nĩ Ayahudi, na tio, nĩ thunagogi ya Shaitani. (REV 2:9) — “I know your tribulation and poverty, but you are rich. The church in Smyrna was materially poor but spiritually rich. Accusations made by Jewish brethren there occasioned the persecution of Christian