ndeto

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Kikuyu

Etymology

Derived from gũteta (to grumble).[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.

Noun

ndeto class 9/10 (plural ndeto)

  1. affair, matter, event[1]
    Synonym: ũndũ
  2. word, utterance[1]
  3. news[1]
    Synonym: ũhoro

See also

(word, utterance):

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “ndeto” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 292. 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.