yamo
- some, certain ones. Some or certain ones. Used to refer to a portion or subset of a larger group or to indicate indefinite reference to particular items.
Example: Namo magĩthiĩ-rĩ, maathiaga na mĩena yamo yo ĩna, na matigarũrũke na mwena magĩthiĩ. (When they moved, they went in any of the four directions without veering as they moved.); nĩ gũkorũo maũndũ macio no kĩĩruru kĩa maũndũ marĩa magoka; ĩndĩ ma yamo nĩ ya Kristo. (These are shadows of things to come; the reality belongs to Christ. Heb 8:5; 10:1.)