The Ki-Vi Noun Class (II)

Verbs, adjectives, possessives must all agree with the noun class.

For Ki-Vi Nouns the subject prefix is "ki-" and "vi-"

The demonstrative forms (this, these, that and those) are "hiki", "hive", "kile" and "vile"

Examples

Kisu kirefu hiki kinatoka Kenya.
This long knife comes from Kenya


The possesive forms (my, your, his/her, our, your {p.}, their) are:

changu/vyangu
chako/vyako
chake/vyake
chetu/vyetu
chenu/vyenu
chao/vyao

Note that singular possession and plural possession are distinguished by the different prefixes "ch-" and "vy-"

Hiki ni kitanda changu
This is my bed

Hivi ni vitanda vyangu
These are my beds

Kile ni choo chetu
That is our bathroom

Hivi ni vitanda vyao
These are their beds

Vile ni vitanda vyenu
Those are your beds

Hiki ni kisu chako?
Is this your knife?

Hivi ni vijiko vyetu
These are our spoons.