kio

From ki- (interrogative and relative correlative prefix) +‎ -o (correlative suffix of objects).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkio/
• Hyphenation: ki‧o
• Rhymes: -io
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kio (accusative singular kion)

1. what (the interrogative and relative correlative of objects)
2. which

   Mi daŭrigis mian laboron, ĝis kiam iu knabo aŭ virino diris "bagus, bagus", kio signifas "tre bela".

   I continued my work, until some boy or woman said "bagus, bagus", which means "very pretty".

• kio ajn (“whatever”)

• Like other correlatives of objects, and unlike English what, kio always functions as a pronoun, never an adjective.
• The plural forms kioj and kiojn are nonstandard and rare.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Indonesian tiram, Maori tio).

kio

1. mollusc
2. oyster

kio

1. chicken

• Alexandre François, The languages of Vanikoro: three lexicons and one grammar

kio class 5 (plural makio class 6)

1. ear

kio

1. how (used as modifier to indicate surprise, delight or other strong feeling)