ĩta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ita"

Kikuyu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eta/

Verb

ĩta (infinitive gwĩta)

  1. to call[1]
    Njĩtagwo...[2] - My name is... (lit. I am called...)
  2. to invite[1]

Derived terms

(Nouns)

References
  1. Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 360. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  2. Bennett, Patrick R., Ann Biersteker, Waithira Gikonyo, Susan Hershberg, Joel Kamande, Carolyn Perez and Martha Swearingen (1985). Gĩkũyũ nĩ Kĩoigire: Aria-i na Aagĩkũyũ, pp. 52–53. African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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