thegere

== Kikuyu == === Alternative forms === nthegere === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ðɛ̀ɣɛ̀ɾɛ̀ꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩberethi, mbogoro, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on. === Noun === thegere class 9/10 (plural thegere) small animal that breaks up beehives (mĩatũ) and steals all the honeycombs; honey badger, or ratel (Mellivora capensis) ichneumon, Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) ==== Derived terms ==== (Proverbs) thegere igĩrĩ itiremagwo nĩ mwatũ === References ===