ndaĩ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿdà.éꜜ/

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

ndaĩ class 9/10 (plural ndaĩ)

1. riddle

   Gwata ndaĩ! - Ndagwata.

   Take the riddle! - I'm taking. (opening formula of the challenger and the respondent）

See also

• (For examples of riddles, see the following pages) kĩiniĩ gĩtaita; ngurunyu; gĩtarũrũ; gathĩrĩthĩrĩ

References

• “ndaĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 288. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Further reading

• Gecaga, B. Mareka (1956, 1963). Gwata ndaĩ: ndaĩ na ng'ano.