mwathani

• IPA^(key): /moàðànì(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩberethi, mbogoro, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, As mũathani, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.^[1]

mwathani class 1 (plural aathani)

1. (Christianity) Lord^[2]
2. master, ruler^[2]

• (Lord): In the Bible, this term is found almost always with capitalization, i.e. Mwathani.

(Verbs)

• gwatha

(Nouns)

• rĩathani class 5
• wathani class 14

• (Lord): Ngai
• (master): mwathi, mũnene, mũthamaki