-rĩa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ria"

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾea/

Pronoun

-rĩa

1. (relative) which

   Kanua karĩa karĩire mbeũ noko koragia 'ngahanda kĩ?' - A mouth that ate seeds asks, "What will I sow?"

2. placed between a noun and attributive adjective as a selector

   mũrĩithi ũrĩa mwega - the good shepherd

3. that (or those) yonder

   mũrĩmo ũrĩa - on the opposite side

Inflection

agreement of -rĩa

	Singular	Plural
Class 1, Class 2	ũrĩa	arĩa
Class 3, Class 4	ũrĩa	ĩrĩa
Class 5, Class 6	rĩrĩa	marĩa
Class 7, Class 8	kĩrĩa	iria
Class 9, Class 10	ĩrĩa	iria
Class 11, Class 10	rũrĩa	iria
Class 12, Class 13	karĩa	tũrĩa
Class 14, Class 6	ũrĩa	marĩa
Class 15, Class 6	kũrĩa	marĩa
Class 16	harĩa	-