mataawa
- lamps, lights. Plural form: devices that produce artificial light, especially oil lamps or lampstands used in sacred contexts.
Example: Athĩnjĩri ngai icio macigwatagĩria mataawa maingĩ o na gũkĩra marĩa megwatagĩria o eene, no itingĩona o na ũmwe wamo. (BAR 6:19) — They are like any timber in the temple; their hearts, it is said, are eaten away. Though crawling creatures from the ground consume them and their garments, they do not feel it.