"ndaĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

See ndaĩ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ⁿdà.éꜜ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ndaĩ [plural]
Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ndaĩ}} ndaĩ class 9/10 (plural ndaĩ)
  1. riddle Tags: class-10, class-9 Related terms: ngurunyu, gĩtarũrũ, gathĩrĩthĩrĩ Related terms (For examples of riddles, see the following pages): kĩiniĩ gĩtaita
    Sense id: en-ndaĩ-ki-noun-Zblp6~ko Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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        {
          "english": "Take the riddle! - I'm taking. (opening formula of the challenger and the respondent)",
          "text": "Gwata ndaĩ! - Ndagwata."
        }
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          "word": "kĩiniĩ gĩtaita"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngurunyu"
        },
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          "word": "gĩtarũrũ"
        },
        {
          "word": "gathĩrĩthĩrĩ"
        }
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      "word": "gĩtarũrũ"
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      "word": "gathĩrĩthĩrĩ"
    }
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        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation"
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