gĩtaigua

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Derived from kũigua (“to hear”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣètaìɣuá/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on. === Noun === gĩtaigua class 7 (plural itaigua) deaf person Synonym: mbũra-matũ (derogatory) the deaf disobedient person ==== See also ==== (deaf person): buubu, kĩonje, gĩtumumu === References ===