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* {{ipa+|gnym|[ˈtito]}}
* {{ipa+|gnym|[ˈtito]}}
===Etymology 1===
===Etymology 1===
From {{com|gnym|toto|-ito}}. Sense 2 is calqued from {{der|gnym|es|mijo}}.
From {{com|gnym|toto|-ito}}. Sense 2 is calqued from {{der|gnym|es|mijo|p=c}}.
====Noun====
====Noun====
{{head|gnym|n|g=cI,cII|plural|watito|or|titosi}}
{{head|gnym|n|g=cI,cII|plural|watito|or|titosi}}
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# {{label|gnym|colloquial}} bro, man, dawg
# {{label|gnym|colloquial}} bro, man, dawg
===Etymology 2===
===Etymology 2===
Probably in analogy with diminutive suffix {{l|gnym|-ito}}. Sense 3 and 4 derived from the idea of having a short penis.
Probably in analogy with diminutive suffix {{l|gnym|-ito}}. Sense 3 and 4 derived from the idea of having a short penis. <!-- 😭 -->
====Adjective====
====Adjective====
{{head|gnym|adj}}
{{head|gnym|adj|superlative|titito}}


# small
# small
#: {{ant|gnym|gran}}
#: {{ux|gnym|Wachawa ni '''tito'''.|Lice are '''small'''.}}
#: {{ux|gnym|Wachawa ni '''tito'''.|Lice are '''small'''.}}
# short, narrow
# short, narrow
#: {{syn|gnym|nene}}
#: {{ant|gnym|lago}}
#: {{ux|gnym|Chika tani tito tempote; bili ya wazazi ye ni tito també.|The girl was always '''short'''; both her parents were also '''short'''.}}
#: {{syn|gnym|emba}}
#: {{ux|gnym|Chika tani '''tito''' tempote; bili ya wasasi ye ni '''tito''' també.|The girl was always '''short'''; both her parents were also '''short'''.}}
# {{label|gnym|colloquial|vulgar}} sexually inept
# {{label|gnym|colloquial|vulgar}} sexually inept
# {{label|gnym|colloquial}} chicken, cowardly, weak
# {{label|gnym|colloquial}} chicken, cowardly, weak