gĩtĩ
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣètě/
- As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mote class which includes mũtĩ, gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), gĩthaka, kĩnya, kĩrũũmi, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrũthi, njagĩ, njohi, nyũmba, etc.[1] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a monosyllabic stem, together with mũtĩ, and so on.
- (Kiambu)
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including kahiũ, mũtĩ, rũhĩa (pl. hĩa), and so on.[2]
Noun
gĩtĩ class 7 (plural itĩ)
- stool (a utensil on which one sits)
Related terms
(Nouns)
- mũtĩ
See also
- gĩcũng'wa, njũng'ũa, gĩturwa
References
- Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
- Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
- “gĩtĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.