gĩthagathago

Kikuyu

Etymology

Derived from gũthagathaga (“to prepare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣèðàɣáðàɣɔ̀ꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a tetrasyllabic stem, together with gĩeterero, and so on.

Noun

gĩthagathago class 7 (plural ithagathago)

1. preparation