gĩathĩ

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Kikuyu

Etymology

From gwatha (“to command, to order”).[1]

Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)
    (Limuru) IPA(key): /ɣeáðěꜜ/
According to Yukawa (1981:86), this term is heard as in isolation.[2] As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including buubu, gĩthitũ, itũũra (pl. matũũra), kĩratũ, mũbira, mwera,nyanya (“tomato”), thani, thimbũ, and so on.[2]

Noun

gĩathĩ class 7 (plural ciathĩ)

  1. appointment for gathering[1]
  2. prearranged meeting[1]
  3. any social event where people gather at a market, feast;[1] party

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “gĩathĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 19. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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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