ndete

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

(Northern) ndiiti

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ⁿdɛ́ːtɛ̌ꜜ/

The first e is pronounced long. As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.

Noun

ndete class 9/10 (plural ndete) (diminutive gatete class 12)

species of warbler, especially grass warbler

References

“ndete” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 292. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Leakey, L. S. B. (1977) The Southern Kikuyu before 1903‎^[1], volume 2, London and New York: Academic Press, →ISBN, page 695