gĩathĩ

Kikuyu

Etymology

From gwatha (“to command, to order”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣeàðě/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.

(Kiambu)
(Limuru) IPA^(key): /ɣeáðěꜜ/

According to Yukawa (1981:86), this term is heard as [ɣéáðè] in isolation.^[2] 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

gĩathĩ class 7 (plural ciathĩ)

appointment for gathering^[1]
prearranged meeting^[1]
any social event where people gather at a market, feast;^[1] party

Derived terms

(Idioms)

gĩathĩ kĩa ngũha

(Proverbs)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 “gĩathĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 19. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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.

[tgb1964-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 “gĩathĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 19. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[yy1981-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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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