akitso

How to say it

Meaning

a punctuation mark used in writing, the period (full stop) or, in some usage, the comma.

Good to know

a regional term alongside agakato and akabago.

Examples

• Iyi nteruro irangira n'akitso?Does this sentence end with a period?
• Ntiyashyizeho akitso aho bikenewe.He did not put the mark where it was needed.
• Mwarimu yasabye ko dushyiraho akitso nyuma ya buri nteruro.The teacher asked us to put the mark after every sentence.
• Akitso kari kabuze kuri iyi mvugo.The mark was missing from this sentence.

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