gĩthingithia

Kikuyu edit

Etymology edit

Derived from a verb gũthingithia.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɣèðìᵑɡíðiáꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩng'aurũ, mbahaca, mwarimũ, and so on.

Noun edit

gĩthingithia class 7 (plural ithingithia)

earthquake^[1]

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “gĩthingithia” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 514. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[tgb-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “gĩthingithia” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 514. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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