tiga

v.

1. to as prep., except, but; nũũ?, tiga nĩĩ? who is it? who but me?; andũ othe tiga K. all people except K.; 2. as conj., unless, if not; tiga moka nĩtũngiathĩĩ if they had not come we would have gone; tiga arũtaga wĩra na kĩyo except for the fact that he works hard