itherero

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Kikuyu

Etymology

From a verb gũtherera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ìðɛ̀ɾɛ̀ɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩberethi, mbogoro, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

itherero class 5

  1. east
    Synonym: irathĩro

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 itherero” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 505. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ 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.