ngathĩti

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• gathĩti, ngathĩĩti

Etymology

Borrowed from English gazette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡàðéːtì(ꜜ)/

This ĩ is pronounced long.

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

• (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.

Noun

ngathĩti class 9/10 (plural ngathĩti)

1. newspaper
2. magazine
3. official journal, official gazette