Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣàtàɣátè(ꜜ)/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

Noun

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gatagatĩ class 12 (plural tũtagatĩ)

  1. middle, between
    gatagatĩ(-inĩ) ka... - in the middle of[2]
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(Nouns)

References

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  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.
  2. ^ gatagatĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 425. Oxford: Clarendon Press.