ndeto

Kikuyu

Etymology

Derived from gũteta (“to grumble”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ⁿdɛ̀tɔ́ꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

(Kiambu)
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[2]

Noun

ndeto class 9/10 (plural ndeto)

affair, matter, event[1]
Synonym: ũndũ
word, utterance[1]
news[1]
Synonym: ũhoro

See also

(word, utterance):

mwario, kiugo

References

“ndeto” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 292. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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.

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