gwata
See also: gwat̪a
Kikuyu edit
Etymology edit
Hinde (1904) records kwatta as an equivalent of English catch in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kwatta as its equivalent.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
gwata (infinitive kũgwata)
Synonyms edit
(to seize):
Derived terms edit
(Verbs)
(Nouns)
- ũgwati class 14
References edit
- ^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp.12 –3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “gwata” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.