noun

Plural amatoni

MEANING 1

A drop, dot or blot.

Example of use

Insalu yakwe yasangilwe na amatoni ya mulopa, MEANING: His cloth was found with drops of blood.

MEANING 2

Punctuation mark.

Example of use

Pakuleemba ilyashi lilondoloke, kubiikamo amatoni ayalefwaika, MEANING: To produce a good piece of writing, it must be well punctuated.

MEANING 3

Marks one obtains for having done a test or examination

Example of use

Tabamusalile ukuya ku sukulu likalamba pantu amatoni akwete yaliicepa,MEANING: He was not selected to go to higher learning institution because his marks were low.

MEANING 4

Cotton print.

Example of use

Ii nsalu yaba matoni matoni, MEANING: This cloth is marked with different colours.

OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES/SOURCES/FUNCTIONS

DIMINUTIVE: Kalitoni, Tumatoni .

AUGMENTATIVE: Cilitoni, Fimatoni.    DERIVATIVE: Tonaika.

FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS. 

Nil.

PROVERBS.

Nil.