What does sio mean in Swahili?

Answer 1

In Swahili, "sio" means "not" or "is not." It is a negation word used to indicate the opposite of a statement. For example, "sio mimi" means "it is not me." It is a commonly used word in Swahili grammar to express negation.

Answer 2

The basic Swahili negative is si-, and its form varies with the noun it refer to. So hao sio walimu (these people are not teachers). But the questioner probably meant siyo, which is translated as "no." Siyo is very commonly misspelled by Swahili-speakers as sio.Swahili "yes" is ndiyo, which refers to the understood word maneno, words, and thus literally means "these words are true [or correct]." Swahili no is siyo, also referring to the noun words, and similarly means "these words are not true [or correct]."