Expressing the future: ba, akan, & ayo

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ba  means "going to". It's for if you will do something in the future either very soon or starting from that moment.

Uli ba hale ku baya. 
We're going to the beach. 

akan  means "to intend". Used when you intend to do something in the future but not right away.

Na akan lawa keku.

I'm going to bake a cake soon.

ayo  is more like "will". However, it's only used for non-decided future actions. It has more of a feeling of "come to" or "come around".
 

I kali matu no lila, en mata ayo ku bori.
In the dead of night, she will again return to the mountain.