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Thiong in a sentence

Using Thiong

  • In the example corpus, thiong often appears in combinations such as: wa thiong.

Context around Thiong

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Thiong

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ngugi wa thiong o felix 1× ngugi wa thiong o said 1× ngugi wa thiong o underscores 1× ngũgĩ wa thiong o 1× ngũgĩ wa thiong o and 1× ngũgĩ wa thiong o in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

let our leaders 1× mukoma wa ngũgĩ 1× nairobi s publishing 1× ngugi wa thiong 1× ngũgĩ wa thiong 1× re membering as 1×

Common sentence endings:

a weeping child 1× child in kenya 1× or taken away 1× post colonial writing 1× wa thiong o 1× while in jail 1×

Words around Thiong

Just before it in the word index:

thiomersal 2 thiols 2 thiol 5 thiokol 4 thioketones 3 thioester 2

Just after it in the word index:

thionyl 2 thiopental 11 thiophene 2 thioredoxin 2 thiosulfate 5 thiosulphate 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Thiong

  • In this selection, "thiong" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ngugi wa thiong o felix and ngugi wa thiong o said. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thiong" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thiong

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Mukoma Wa Ngũgĩ, author and son of acclaimed Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. (14 words)

Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Felix Mnthali, and Jack Mapanje are examples of African literary giants whose skill peaked while in jail. (21 words)

Re-membering, as Ngugi Wa Thiong’o underscores, is the sacred act of recovering and restoring that which has been lost or taken away. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Let our leaders in Abuja and 36 state capitals take seriously, the one-point agenda of saving education so that we can have a future, and hope for a better tomorrow, which Ngugi Wa Thiong’o said is the only comfort you can give to a weeping child. (48 words)

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o in his book Moving the Centre: The Struggle for Cultural Freedom records how the Oxford Readers for Africa with their heavily Anglo-centric worldview struck him as a child in Kenya. (35 words)

Nairobi's publishing houses have also produced the works of some of Kenya's authors, including Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o and Meja Mwangi who were part of post-colonial writing. (30 words)

Example sentences (6)

Let our leaders in Abuja and 36 state capitals take seriously, the one-point agenda of saving education so that we can have a future, and hope for a better tomorrow, which Ngugi Wa Thiong’o said is the only comfort you can give to a weeping child.

Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Felix Mnthali, and Jack Mapanje are examples of African literary giants whose skill peaked while in jail.

Re-membering, as Ngugi Wa Thiong’o underscores, is the sacred act of recovering and restoring that which has been lost or taken away.

Mukoma Wa Ngũgĩ, author and son of acclaimed Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.

Nairobi's publishing houses have also produced the works of some of Kenya's authors, including Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o and Meja Mwangi who were part of post-colonial writing.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o in his book Moving the Centre: The Struggle for Cultural Freedom records how the Oxford Readers for Africa with their heavily Anglo-centric worldview struck him as a child in Kenya.

Common combinations with thiong

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • wa thiong 4×

Frequently asked questions

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