ndahi

Kikuyu edit

Etymology edit

From gũtaha (“to draw (beer)”).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ⁿdàhí(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ŋgoko class which includes ngũkũ, hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), kĩng'ang'i, maitũ (“my mother”), mbogo, mũkanda, mũthĩgi, nduka, ngingo, rũthanju, Wambũgũ (“man's name”), etc.^[2] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Noun edit

ndahi class 9/10 (plural ndahi)

calabash used for drawing beer etc.^[1]

Derived terms edit

(Proverbs)

mũtumia ndatũraga mũtwe na ndaikagia ndahi ndua

Related terms edit

(Nouns)

gatahi class 12
gĩtahi class 7

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “ndahi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 288. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

[tgb1964-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “ndahi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 288. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[lea1940-2] Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

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