mũratawe
- friend, companion. Friend, companion. A person with whom one has a close relationship of friendship or companionship.
Example: Mũndũ ũkiriĩ kũhooteka-rĩ, nĩaagĩrĩirũo nĩ gũtugĩrũo nĩ mũratawe, (A friend owes kindness to one in despair,); Mũndũ wa kũrathima mũratawe na mũgambo mũnene, arokete gwĩka ũguo rũcinĩ tene, (an overly loud and ill-timed greeting (lit., “blessing”) invites the response of a curse rather than a “blessing” (greeting); (2) the loud voice suggests hypocrisy in the greeting. in the early morning,)