tongoria

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɔᵑɡɔɾia/

Verb

tongoria (infinitive gũtongoria)

to lead

Derived terms

(Nouns)

ndongoria class 9/10
mũtongoria class 1

(Proverbs)

ũgĩ ndũtongoragia ta ũrimũ

See also

gũkũya

References

Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
“tongoria” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 459. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 45.

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