gĩtugĩ

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Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ŋgoko class which includes ngũkũ, hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), kĩng'ang'i, maitũ (my mother), mbogo, mũkanda, mũthĩgi, nduka, ngingo, rũthanju, Wambũgũ (man's name), etc.[1] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.

Noun

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gĩtugĩ class 7 (plural itugĩ)

  1. pillar, post, prop[2]
    Synonym: gĩtingĩ

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  2. ^ tugĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 466. Oxford: Clarendon Press.