gathĩrĩthĩrĩ

Kikuyu

FWOTD – 8 February 2019

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣàðèɾéðèɾéꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 5 with a tetrasyllabic stem, together with kĩgorogoru, kĩĩhutaatĩ, and so on.

Noun

gathĩrĩthĩrĩ class 12 (plural tũthĩrĩthĩrĩ)

1. something that is long and thin

   Gathĩrĩthĩrĩ na njĩra ya bara... - A long thing on the high road? (riddle; the answer is Ngoma-cia-aka (“whirlwind”).)