mũgathĩ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a disyllabic stem, together with gĩcũhĩ, njũi, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Kabete) The same underlying pattern as that of mũgogo.^[1]
• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.^[2]

• (Murang'a) IPA^(key): /móɣáðì/

The same underlying pattern as that of mũceere.^[3]

• (Nyeri) IPA^(key): /mòɣáðě/

The same underlying pattern as that of mũgoma.^[3]

Noun

mũgathĩ class 3 (plural mĩgathĩ)

1. necklace

Related terms

(Verbs)

• kũgathĩka

See also

• kĩnyata, mũnyoro

References

1. Kagaya, Ryohei (1981). "An Analysis of Tonal Classification of Noun in the Kabete Dialect of Kikuyu." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 1–20.
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.
3. 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.

• “mũgathĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 104. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
• Kagaya, Ryohei (1981). "An Analysis of Tonal Classification of Noun in the Kabete Dialect of Kikuyu," 8–9. In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 1–20.