thamaka

thamaka

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðamaka/

Verb

thamaka (infinitive gũthamaka)

1. to judge[1]
2. to govern[2]

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• mũthamaki class 1
• ũthamaki class 14

References

1. “thamaka” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
2. Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 360. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).