ithenya

n. · class 5/6

1. instead of, place of. Instead of, in place of. Used to indicate replacement or substitution; also means recompense or exchange.

Example: Ithenya rĩa wega nĩ ũũru manjigĩrĩire, (They repay me evil for good,); Hĩndĩ ĩo, ithenya rĩa ngano kũromeraga ciigua, (Then let the thorns grow instead of wheat)