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Gathukimundu is a place in Mukurwe-ini District formally in Central Province but now in Nyeri County.The name is a concatenation of two kikuyu words '''gathuki'''-means the part of a tree that remains when it is cut '''mundu'''-means 'human being'.The two words together now mean a tree remain which resembled a human being.This came from the colonial days whereby the tree remain used to scare the colonialists and in fact in most occasions attacking it thinking it were maumau fighters.This has since then been the name of the village,catholic church and a primary school around that place. |
Gathukimundu is a place in Mukurwe-ini District formally in Central Province but now in Nyeri County.The name is a concatenation of two kikuyu words '''gathuki'''-means the part of a tree that remains when it is cut '''mundu'''-means 'human being'.The two words together now mean a tree remain which resembled a human being.This came from the colonial days whereby the tree remain used to scare the colonialists and in fact in most occasions attacking it thinking it were maumau fighters.This has since then been the name of the village,catholic church and a primary school around that place. |
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'''Colloquialism around gathukimundu''' |
'''Colloquialism around gathukimundu''' |
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'''kiria'''- a forest near the school where those with a history of truancy used to hide |
* '''kiria'''- a forest near the school where those with a history of truancy used to hide |
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'''bosco'''-the tough and old headmaster |
* '''bosco'''-the tough and old headmaster |
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'''kasingo'''-bosco's no non-sense deputy short and beatiful lady by then |
* '''kasingo'''-bosco's no non-sense deputy short and beatiful lady by then |
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'''chambilecho'''-the iron lady kiswahili and music teacher currently the school head |
* '''chambilecho'''-the iron lady kiswahili and music teacher currently the school head |
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'''ngoto'''-the tall no nonsense GHC teacher by then was the only lady who could comfortably handle the big and naughty boys |
* '''ngoto'''-the tall no nonsense GHC teacher by then was the only lady who could comfortably handle the big and naughty boys |
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'''kimama'''-a school neighbor who owned a sweets shop |
* '''kimama'''-a school neighbor who owned a sweets shop |
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'''kagambi'''-the school bell made from railway |
* '''kagambi'''-the school bell made from railway |
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'''kaigai'''-the male teacher who couldnot shave his hair for fear of contracting hiv/aids also couldnot marry for fear of the same |
* '''kaigai'''-the male teacher who couldnot shave his hair for fear of contracting hiv/aids also couldnot marry for fear of the same |
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'''wakariuki'''-the toughest home science teacher in the school |
* '''wakariuki'''-the toughest home science teacher in the school |
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'''mrs kihethu'''-math teacher who made everyone score high through baptising pupils with fire made many lower class fear school |
* '''mrs kihethu'''-math teacher who made everyone score high through baptising pupils with fire made many lower class fear school |
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Revision as of 09:56, 23 August 2010
Gathukimundu is a place in Mukurwe-ini District formally in Central Province but now in Nyeri County.The name is a concatenation of two kikuyu words gathuki-means the part of a tree that remains when it is cut mundu-means 'human being'.The two words together now mean a tree remain which resembled a human being.This came from the colonial days whereby the tree remain used to scare the colonialists and in fact in most occasions attacking it thinking it were maumau fighters.This has since then been the name of the village,catholic church and a primary school around that place.
Colloquialism around gathukimundu
- kiria- a forest near the school where those with a history of truancy used to hide
- bosco-the tough and old headmaster
- kasingo-bosco's no non-sense deputy short and beatiful lady by then
- chambilecho-the iron lady kiswahili and music teacher currently the school head
- ngoto-the tall no nonsense GHC teacher by then was the only lady who could comfortably handle the big and naughty boys
- kimama-a school neighbor who owned a sweets shop
- kagambi-the school bell made from railway
- kaigai-the male teacher who couldnot shave his hair for fear of contracting hiv/aids also couldnot marry for fear of the same
- wakariuki-the toughest home science teacher in the school
- mrs kihethu-math teacher who made everyone score high through baptising pupils with fire made many lower class fear school