thiota

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Kikuyu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun[edit]

thiota class 14 (plural mathiota)[2]

  1. warmth of ashes of dead fire[2]
  2. warm ashes[3][1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 “thiota” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 516. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  3. ^ Wanjohi, G. J. (2001). Under One Roof: Gĩkũyũ Proverbs Consolidated, p. 78. Paulines Publications Africa.