gatagatĩ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣàtàɣátè(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

• (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.

Noun

gatagatĩ class 12 (plural tũtagatĩ)

1. middle, between

   gatagatĩ(-inĩ) ka... - in the middle of

Related terms

(Nouns)

• gĩtagatĩ class 7