itaata

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Kikuyu

Etymology

From the verb gũtaata.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ìtáːtǎꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including buubu, gĩthitũ, itũũra (pl. matũũra), kĩratũ, mũbira, mwera,nyanya (“tomato”), thani, thimbũ, and so on.^[2]

Noun

itaata class 5 (plural mataata)

drop, drip

References

^ “itaata” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 424. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ 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.

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