kuitikia
koo-ee-tee-KEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilikuitikiakoo-ee-tee-KEE-ah
Englishto respond, to answer (a call)
Frenchrépondre (à un appel)
Meaning
To answer when called, or to respond to a request, an appeal or an event by acting; kuitikia wito means to answer a call to come or to act.
Good to know
It takes an object: kuitikia wito, kuitikia mwaliko. Mwitikio is the response; itikio is an answer in a song or prayer.
Examples
- Wananchi wengi waliitikia wito wa kuchangia damu.Many citizens answered the call to donate blood.
- Alimwita mara tatu lakini hakuitikia.She called him three times but he did not answer.
- Timu ya uokoaji iliitikia haraka ajali hiyo.The rescue team responded quickly to the accident.
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