mũthigari

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

mũũthigari

Etymology

Pronunciation

This ũ is pronounced long.^[1]

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 10 with a trisyllabic stem, together with gĩting'ũri, ndigithũ, kĩĩgunyĩ, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) IPA^(key): /mòːðìɣáɾíꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including biribiri, cibũ (“chief”), gĩkabũ (pl. ikabũ), gĩtara, ithanwa, ithandũkũ, kĩng'aurũ, mũthũ, mwatũka, mbũkũ, ndigithũ, njata, rũbutu (pl. mbutu), thaburia, and so on.^[2]

(Murang'a) IPA^(key): /mòːðìɣáɾíꜜ/

The same underlying pattern as that of mũrataguo (“thy friend”).^[3]

(Ndia) IPA^(key): /mòːðíɣáɾì/

The same underlying pattern as that of gĩkorora and nyamĩndigi.^[3]

(Nyeri) IPA^(key): /mòːðìɣáɾíꜜ/

The same underlying pattern as that of mũthandũkũ (“box”) and carahani.^[3]

Noun

mũthigari class 1 (plural athigari)

soldier
Synonym: thigari

Related terms

(Nouns)

ũthigari class 14

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “mũthigari” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 508. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ 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.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Kagaya, Ryohei (1982). "Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns in Three Dialects: Murang'a, Nyeri and Ndia." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 24, 1–42.

[tgb1964-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “mũthigari” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 508. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[yy1981-2] 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.

[rk1982-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Kagaya, Ryohei (1982). "Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns in Three Dialects: Murang'a, Nyeri and Ndia." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 24, 1–42.

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