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marĩkũ

interj.

  1. what kind. What kind. An interrogative expression used to ask about the nature, quality, or type of something.

Example: Nake akĩmoria atĩrĩ, Nĩ mohoro marĩkũ maya mũraaria mũgĩthiĩ? Nao makĩrũgama, matukĩte mothiũ. (He asked them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?” They stopped, looking downcast.); O na ningĩ nĩ niĩ njĩraga kũrĩa kũrĩ maĩ mariku atĩrĩ, Hũai, o nacio njũĩ cianyu nĩngacihũithia; (I say to the deep, Be dry!)

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