gatitũ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣàtìtóꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Noun

gatitũ class 12 (plural tũtitũ)

  1. small forest, copse, grove

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

  • gatitũ ka ngoro gatirĩmanagwo
  • gatitũ ka ngoro gatiunagwo/gatiunanagĩrwo

(Nouns)

See also
  • gĩthaka

References
    • “mũtitũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 453. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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