gwĩtwo

v.

1. to be called (passive)

Example: "Nĩ bũrũri ũrĩkũ woĩkaine ta Tanganyika? Mwaka-inĩ wa 1964 nĩgũo bũrũri wa Tanganyika wacenjirio rĩtwa ũkĩambia gwĩtwo Tanzania." — Which country was formerly known as Tanganyika? In the year 1964, the country of Tanganyika changed its name and became known as Tanzania.