ti

How to say it

Meaning

a particle introducing direct or quoted speech, functioning like quotation marks.

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placed right before the quoted words, common in storytelling.

Examples

• Yaravuze ti, "Ndagaruka vuba."He said, 'I'll be back soon.'
• Umukecuru ati ndabona umwana wanjye.The old woman said, 'I see my child.'
• Aravuga ati sinzi icyo yashakaga.He is saying, 'I don't know what he wanted.'
• Bati ntitwabizi.They said, 'we did not know it.'

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