tongoria

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔᵑɡɔɾia/

Verb

tongoria (infinitive gũtongoria)

1. to lead

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• ndongoria class 9/10
• mũtongoria class 1

(Proverbs)

• ũgĩ ndũtongoragia ta ũrimũ

See also

• gũkũya

References

• Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
• “tongoria” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 459. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
• Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 45.