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Kikuyu
Etymology
Derived from gũtiga (“to stop”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
ĩtigĩra (infinitive gwĩtigĩra)
- to be afraid[2] (lit. to stop for oneself)
- Ndũgetigĩre. - Don't be afraid.
References
- ^ “ĩtigĩra” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 447. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960) Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, pages 79, 241