Ndemwa Cia Gikuyu- Letters of the Gikuyu Alphabet
Ukigikorwo ndwakurire hindi twathomaga gabuku getagwo "wirute gothoma na kwandika gikuyu" noukorwo utoi maundu maingi ma. Kabuku kau kari na ng'ano imwe njega muno muno... Kamwe gacio kari rugano rwa "wango'mbe waihura" Nikio andu amwe marandika gikuyu uru muno. Ni uru muno kurigwo ni ruthoni rwaku kana gwiciria ati ni guthie na mbere hindi iria uraremwo ni kwaria gikuyu kiega.
Ndindiramakire muno kuona mundu andikite " Fafa" nandamuria uguo ni kuga atia aranjira ni "baba" na githungu ni ' father' kana 'daddy'. Ndemwa cia gikuyu ni ici.
Ndemwa Cia Gikuyu
a- baba
b- (mugambo wa f)- bururi
c- cucu igwetawo ta s (it depends on the dialect) andu a nyeri 'sh' andu a murang'a (s)
d - no ikiandiko kaingi niyo ngagirirwo n- ndutu
e- ene
g- guka
h- hungu
i - ibuku
j- no ikiandiko kaingi niyo ngagirirwo n- njuku
k- kunoga
m- muno- ikiandikwo rimwe niyo ngagirirwo b - mbere- mbura
n- nugu
o - (vowel) ihuthikaga kunyitithania
r- riua-
t- tiiri
u- (vowel) ihuthikaga kunyitithania- kanyau
w- waru
y- ihuthikaga na n - kunyua
OTHERS
ĩ- Kaingi ndikoragwo computer ini.i gwetago ta sound 'a' na githungu
ũ- igwetagwo ta sound "o" na githungu.
Friday, November 2, 2012
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