mũgathĩ
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a disyllabic stem, together with gĩcũhĩ, njũi, and so on.
- (Kiambu)
- (Kabete) The same underlying pattern as that of mũgogo.[1]
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.[2]
- (Murang'a) IPA(key): /móɣáðì/
- The same underlying pattern as that of mũceere.[3]
- (Nyeri) IPA(key): /mòɣáðě/
- The same underlying pattern as that of mũgoma.[3]
Noun
mũgathĩ class 3 (plural mĩgathĩ)
- necklace
Related terms
(Verbs)
- kũgathĩka
See also
- kĩnyata, mũnyoro
References
- Kagaya, Ryohei (1981). "An Analysis of Tonal Classification of Noun in the Kabete Dialect of Kikuyu." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 1–20.
- 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.
- Kagaya, Ryohei (1982). "Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns in Three Dialects: Murang'a, Nyeri and Ndia." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 24, 1–42.
- “mũgathĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 104. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Kagaya, Ryohei (1981). "An Analysis of Tonal Classification of Noun in the Kabete Dialect of Kikuyu," 8–9. In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 1–20.