itua

n. · class 3/4

1. a breaking off, severing, cutting; ĩtua rĩa mbere rĩa kahũa the first picking of coffee; ĩtua rĩa mĩtĩ an expedition to cut building poles; 2. a turn of duty; 3. a portion of cooked meat handed out at a meat-feast; gatua tũ- n. ĩtua ka nyama a small portion of meat

Example: "Huho ũmũthĩ nĩ ituite itua rĩa gũtengera kuma irathĩro nginya ithũĩro na speed ya mĩrongo ĩtano." — The wind today has been blowing from east to west at a speed of fifty.