kito
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kito (uncountable)
- (Nigeria, LGBT) A type of blackmail on LGBT people
- 2023 May 15, Ian Wafula, Tamasin Ford, “The Nigerians lured into a trap and blackmailed for being gay”, in BBC News[1]:
- This type of blackmail, where an LGBT person is entrapped, is known in Nigeria's gay community as "kito" - the exact origin of the term is unclear. BBC Africa Eye interviewed 21 people in all about their experiences of being "kito'd".
- 2023 May 16, Dylan Reber, “Gay Men in Nigeria Targeted in Dating App Extortion Scheme”, in Advocate[2]:
- One LGBTQ+ advocacy group that works with Nigerians told BBC Africa Eye that, each week, 15 to 20 people reach out to them with similar stories of entrapment and extortion. The scheme is known in Nigeria's gay community as "kito."
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kitô (plural kirito, Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜓ)
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kito
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kito
- Nonstandard spelling of kita.
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kito
- Nonstandard spelling of kitha.
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kito
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- Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “kito”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 52
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- (phonetic) IPA(key): [kiːdˠo], (enunciated) [ki tˠo]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /kijtˠew/
- Bender phonemes: {kiytȩw}
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kito
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kito
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kito f
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kito (Cyrillic spelling кито)
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kíto
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kito (ki-vi class, plural vito)