itaata

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === From the verb gũtaata. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ìtáːtǎꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including buubu, gĩthitũ, itũũra (pl. matũũra), kĩratũ, mũbira, mwera,nyanya (“tomato”), thani, thimbũ, and so on. === Noun === itaata class 5 (plural mataata) drop, drip === References ===