"ngitĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡìtéꜜ/, /ᵑɡìtě/ [Kiambu] Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ngitĩ [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kui and ngiti as equivalents of English dog in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba ngiti as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|ngitĩ|ngiti}} Kamba ngiti Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ngitĩ}} ngitĩ class 9/10 (plural ngitĩ)
  1. dog Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Canids Synonyms: ngui
    Sense id: en-ngitĩ-ki-noun-zWNX792W Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for ngitĩ meaning in Kikuyu (1.3kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ngitĩ",
        "3": "ngiti"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ngiti",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kui and ngiti as equivalents of English dog in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba ngiti as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngitĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngitĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "ngitĩ class 9/10 (plural ngitĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Canids",
          "orig": "ki:Canids",
          "parents": [
            "Carnivores",
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dog"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "dog",
          "dog"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ngui"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡìtéꜜ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡìtě/",
      "tags": [
        "Kiambu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngitĩ"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ngitĩ",
        "3": "ngiti"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ngiti",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kui and ngiti as equivalents of English dog in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba ngiti as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngitĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngitĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "ngitĩ class 9/10 (plural ngitĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ki:Canids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dog"
      ],
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        [
          "dog",
          "dog"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ngui"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡìtéꜜ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡìtě/",
      "tags": [
        "Kiambu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngitĩ"
}

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