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UnisexSouthern African (Shona, Sotho, Tswana and others)

Onthatile

From the Setswana verb rata, "to love": "he or she loves me".

Meaning and origin

Onthatile is built on rata, the everyday Setswana verb for loving, reshaped here into a first-person statement that the child is loved.

How to pronounce Onthatile

English (US)on-THAH-tih-leh /ɔːnˈθɑːtɪleɪ/

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