tɛ̀

Definition

Oblique preposition, used to introduce noun phrases or adverbial clauses. It has a wide range of senses, covering the instrumental sense of 'using'; location 'in, at'; 'for' in certain contexts; 'circumstance', etc. With adverbial subordinate clauses, it indicates 'if' or 'when'. Only the associative 'with (a person)' sense is not conveyed by tɛ

In a sentence

Ádúŋ tɛ (ɛ)nkalɛ́m.

I cut it with a knife.

Where this comes from

Source

Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)

Dialect

Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)