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Originally posted by Muru wa Wangui:
Ndirageria gutaukirwo ni ciugo ici cia gigikuyu. Mundu ungindeithia, nindacokia ngatho.

See my replies in caps, kuria ti kuriguo.

1. Utari kondo niari kagara - what is kagara?

2. Mbogo nyingi itiri thaathi - Thaathi ni ndu? THAATHI NI THUBU WA NYAMA THUTHA WA GUCAMUKIO.

3. Mwetereri ariaga ya mugoto - Mugoto ni mutu?
GIKONI KIRIA KIUMU KIA MUTI WA IRIGU [MORI]

4. Cucu anjiraga ati hinjite ota munyuko - Munyuko ni mutu hihi
mUNYUKO NI NGOMBE HIJU.

5.Ndung'o - ni gikombe?

6.Ruembea-ini - Ni rutu ruru?

7. Githaku-ini -

8. Rugito - As in ndakomaga rugito-ini. Haha ni ha hihi?
KURIGANIA NA RUTHINGO RUA NYUMBA.

9. Ithui tutigetanage mirura - Mirura (pronounced mayroora)...ino ni mitu????

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Originally posted by Muru wa Wangui:
Mbui wa Karanu ni ngatho ni maandiko maku. Atiriri, ta njira thaathi tondu ni thubu wa nyama ri, thimo iyo ya "mbogo nyingi itiri thaathi" , mbogo irokira ha uhoro-ini wa thubu?

Ungihota also ndaurira thimo iyo ingi ya "mwetereri ariaga ya mugoto". Ndiraaga ku-understand ariaga mugoto nikii??
Mbogo nyingi itiiri thaathi ihuthagiruo riria mundu akwenda kuonania ati uingi wa andu ndutuaranaga na wira mwega.Its the same with swahili "wapishi wengi huharibu mchuzi".
Mwetereri ariaga ya Mugoto.
Its has to do with persistence. Riria ugweterera undu ndukoraguo na undu ungi tiga o gweterera.Mugoto in this case ni uria wa irigu, ugukiria nyama ya mugoto [nyama itari njega] o uthiite na mbere gweterera iria njega.


Korwo wa thereria hau ndakena muno. Ngatho nyingi.