"ndiyo" meaning in All languages combined

See ndiyo on Wiktionary

Interjection [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-ndiyo.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From ndi- + -yo, literally “it is (it/those)”. Etymology templates: {{com|sw|ndi-|-yo|lit=it is (it/those)}} ndi- + -yo, literally “it is (it/those)” Head templates: {{head|sw|interjection}} ndiyo
  1. yes, that's it
    Sense id: en-ndiyo-sw-intj-XwbiEfLk

Verb [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-ndiyo.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From ndi- + -yo, literally “it is (it/those)”. Etymology templates: {{com|sw|ndi-|-yo|lit=it is (it/those)}} ndi- + -yo, literally “it is (it/those)” Head templates: {{head|sw|verb form}} ndiyo
  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|mi class_((IV))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ma class_((VI))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((IX))]] object of ndi-; that is it, those are it
    Sense id: en-ndiyo-sw-verb-ggQtIg6E Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Related terms: ndimi, ndiye, ndisi, ndio, ndiwe, ndinyi, ndilo, ndicho, ndivyo, ndizo, n(X) or ma(VI), ndiko, ndipo, ndimo
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Download raw JSONL data for ndiyo meaning in All languages combined (2.7kB)

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