gatarũ
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== Kikuyu ==
=== Etymology ===
Diminutive of itarũ (“boat, ship, canoe”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɣàtàɾó/
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 ===
gatarũ class 12 (plural tũtarũ)
small boat, small canoe
==== Related terms ====
(Nouns)
gĩtarũ class 7
=== References ===