gĩthoguo

Kikuyu

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili kibaba (“a pint”) and analyzed as kĩ- + baba (“my father”), on which punned with thoguo (“thy father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣèðɔ̀ːɣuɔ́ꜜ/

The first o is pronounced long.

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as gĩthooguo, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.

Noun

gĩthoguo class 7 (plural ithoguo)

1. a tin can with a stone put in, worn by boys on the calf of the leg during dances; a rattle

   Synonyms: kĩĩgamba, njingiri

Related terms

(Nouns)

• kĩbaba class 7