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Adjective
igata (accusative singular igatan, plural igataj, accusative plural igatajn)
- singular present passive participle of igi
Kikuyu
Etymology
Cf. Maasai e-makat (“trona”).[1]
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
- (Kiambu)
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[2]
Noun
igata class 5 (plural magata)
- piece of trona[1]
- (plural only) bad scurf on head[1]
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