thigani
- spies, scouts. Spies, scouts. People sent to secretly observe or gather intelligence about a territory, military situation, or enemy position.
Example: No ithuĩ tukĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, Tũrĩ andũ a ma; tũtirĩ athigani; (But we said to him: ‘We are honest men; we have never been spies.); Tondũ ũcio Daudi akĩrekia athigani, agĩkĩmenya atĩ ti-itherũ Saulu nĩokĩte kuo. (and sent out scouts, who confirmed Saul’s arrival.)