manukuu

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Meaning

Words quoted from a speech or a text, or references to other works in scholarship. On television and film, manukuu are the subtitles shown at the bottom of the screen.

Good to know

Plural in form, from kunukuu, to quote or note down; the singular is nukuu, a quotation.

Examples

• Filamu hii ina manukuu ya Kiswahili.This film has Swahili subtitles.
• Mwanafunzi aliweka manukuu mengi katika tasnifu yake.The student put many quotations in his dissertation.
• Gazeti lilichapisha manukuu ya hotuba ya rais.The newspaper printed quotations from the president's speech.

Forms

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