Hiko (where)
The word for where in Giriama is hiko.
Read the following examples aloud:
Read the following examples aloud:
| Unenda hiko? | Where are you going? |
| Ninenda Malindi. | I am going to Malindi. |
| Unadza hiko? | Where do you come from? |
| Ninadza London. | I come from London. |
| Munatoa hiko? | Where are you staying? |
| Funatoa Watamu. | We are staying in Watamu. |
Word order
Note that in Giriama, question words go after the verb, in exactly the same position as the answer:
You are going where? You are going home.
You are eating what? You are eating a banana.
You are meeting who? You are meeting your sister.
-hi
Hiko can be shortened to -hi:
| Unendahi? | Where are you going? |
| Ninenda Malindi. | I am going to Malindi. |
| Unadzahi? | Where do you come from? |
| Ninadza London. | I come from London. |
| Munatoahi? | Where are you staying? |
| Funatoa Watamu. | We are staying in Watamu. |
-ni
All of the locations we have seen so far have been place names. If you want to talk about a place which does not have a particular name - a house, or a shop, or a beach, for example - then you must put -ni after it.
Places
Here are some places:
| nyumba | house |
mudzi
|
home, village |
d'uka
|
shop |
| kazi
|
work |
| kanisa | church |
bahari
|
sea |
Read the following exchanges out loud:
| Unenda hiko? | Where are you going? |
| Ninenda nyumbani. | I am going to a house. |
| Unadza hiko? | Where are you coming from? |
| Ninadza mudzini. | I am coming from a village. |
| Unarya hiko? | Where are you eating? |
| Ninarya kanisani. | I am eating at church. |
Translation exercises
For each set of questions, translate them into Giriama, then answer them. Try to use all the different types of places!Fu and hu
Did you use fu or hu for we?If you used fu, remember to answer mu-...
| Funenda hiko? | Where are we going? |
| Munenda Malindi. | You guys are going to Malindi. |
If you used hu, remember to answer hu-...
| Hunenda hiko? | Where are we going? |
| Hunenda Malindi. | We are going to Malindi. |
