tītɨ̄-bè

like so, like that

Expressions:

  • tītɨ̄-bè-àĺ à̰nḛ̄ (=tītɨ̄-bè-àĺ dá)

    otherwise (begins sentence)

    Exemple:

    ɓàr-á dá màjɨ̀ kàdɨ̄ ī-dɔ̀ɔ̄ bḭ̄yā̰-gɨ̄ lò-í. tītɨ̄-bè-àĺ ànḛ̄ à sà-n̄ yá̰a̰ dùbɨ̄ lò dèē-gɨ̄.

    In the rainy season you have to tie up your goats. Otherwise they'll eat what people have planted.

  • dèē kɨ́ tītɨ̄-bè

    some guy, some unspecified person

    Exemple:

    èl-m̄ àn bɔ̀ɔ̄-ḿ àw̄ ɓēe-é lò dèē kɨ́ tītɨ̄-bè.

    He told me my father had gone to some guy's house.

Exemples d'usage:

  • M-ōo tītɨ̄-bè.

    I think so. [lit: I-see-it like that]

  • èl-m̄ tītɨ̄-bè.

    That's what he said.

  • ī-ɗāa tītɨ̄-bèé-ē?

    Is that how you do it?