ngirathi

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

ngiraathi

Etymology

Borrowed from English glass.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Kiambu, Murang'a, Nyeri) IPA^(key): /ᵑɡìɾáːðì/[3]

This a is pronounced long.[1]

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on. Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.[4]

Noun

ngirathi class 9/10 (plural ngirathi)

glass (a vessel used for drinking)[1][2]

References

“ngirathi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 309. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Njagi, James Kinyua. (2016). Lexical Borrowing and Semantic Change: A Case of English and Gĩkũyũ Contact, p. 41.
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.
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.

[tgb1964-1] “ngirathi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 309. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[jkn2016-2] Njagi, James Kinyua. (2016). Lexical Borrowing and Semantic Change: A Case of English and Gĩkũyũ Contact, p. 41.

[rk1982-3] 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.

[yy1981-4] 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.

单词	ngirathi
释义	ngirathi Kikuyu Alternative forms ngiraathi Etymology Borrowed from English glass.[1][2] Pronunciation (Kiambu, Murang'a, Nyeri) IPA^(key): /ᵑɡìɾáːðì/[3] This a is pronounced long.[1] As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on. Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.[4] Noun ngirathi class 9/10 (plural ngirathi) glass (a vessel used for drinking)[1][2] See also gĩcicio References “ngirathi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 309. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Njagi, James Kinyua. (2016). Lexical Borrowing and Semantic Change: A Case of English and Gĩkũyũ Contact, p. 41. 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. 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.
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