ithanwa

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records ithanoa (pl. mathanoa) as an equivalent of English axe in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ì.ðá.nwáꜜ/, /ì.ðá.noáꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into njata class which includes njata, gĩkabu, gĩtara, karani, kĩihũri, etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 7 with a disyllabic stem, together with njata, and so on. (Kiambu) Yukawa (1981, 1985) classifies the term ithanũa into groups, both of which include mũthũ, mũcibi, gĩkabũ (pl. ikabũ), njata, mũthee, ihũa (pl. mahũa), kang'aurũ, mwatũka, ndarathini (“a certain kind of fruit”), Gĩgĩkũyũ, etc. in common. === Noun === ithanwa class 5 (plural mathanwa) (diminutive gathanwa) axe === References ===