mathoguo
- ancestors, forefathers. Ancestors, forefathers. The male progenitors of a family or lineage; one's paternal ancestors or forebears, particularly referring to earlier generations.
Example: Handũ ha mathoguo hagacoka ciana ciaku, (They are led in with glad and joyous acclaim;); No wee-rĩ, nĩũgakua wĩthiĩre na thayũ na kũrĩa mathoguo marĩ; gũthikwo ũgathikwo ũkuĩte o wĩkinyĩirie. (You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace; you will be buried at a ripe old age.)