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mĩaka

n. · class 4

  1. years (pl. of mwaka)

Example: "Kĩrathi gĩĩkĩ nĩgĩa gatano kũhĩa harĩ mĩaka ĩtano." — This child is five years old, turning five years.

Related words

  • aaki — builders, masons. Builders. People who construct buildings, especially those who
  • ciake — his/her/its. His/her/its. A possessive pronoun agreeing with class 8 nouns, indi
  • gĩake — his, hers, its (cl. 7 possessive)
  • mbako — notch for bowstring in the end of an arrow; ledge formed by leaving a brick proj
  • mwaka — season; the names of the main divisions and their order vary according to altitu
  • mwako — building in course of erection; process of house-building
  • rĩake — its, his, hers (cl. 5 possessive)
  • wakĩa — term used in greetings between old and young; wakĩa maĩtũ = greeting by nephew o
  • aka — To build or construct. Also: women (plural of muka). Can also mean to tear down
  • ake — his; her; its (possessive pronoun stem)
  • akia — to light or turn on - means starting a fire, lighting a lamp, or switching on an
  • akue — let him/her die; may he/she die (subjunctive)