gĩtina

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records kitinna as an equivalent of English root in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba itina and Swahili shina (pl. mashina) as its equivalents. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣètínáꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into njata class which includes njata, gĩkabu, gĩtara, ithanwa, karani, kĩihũri, etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 7 with a disyllabic stem, together with njata, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including biribiri, cibũ (“chief”), gĩkabũ (pl. ikabũ), gĩtara, ithanwa, ithandũkũ, kĩng'aurũ, mũthigari, mũthũ, mwatũka, mbũkũ, ndigithũ, njata, rũbutu (pl. mbutu), thaburia, and so on. === Noun === gĩtina class 7 (plural itina) base gĩtinainĩ kĩa mũtĩ ― at the base of a tree ==== Derived terms ==== (Proverbs) mũikari mũtĩ gĩtina nĩwe ũĩ kĩrĩa thambo ĩrĩaga ==== See also ==== mũri === References === “gĩtina” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.