ĩtigĩra

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Kikuyu

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Etymology

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Derived from gũtiga (“to stop”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ĩtigĩra (infinitive gwĩtigĩra)

  1. to be afraid[2] (lit. to stop for oneself)
    Ndũgetigĩre. - Don't be afraid.

References

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  1. ^ “ĩtigĩra” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 447. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960) Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom‎[1], pages 79, 241
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