mwatagete young unmarried boy

Part of Speech noun
Phonetic Form mʷataᵑgete
Lovono Equivalent laungale
Morphology gete
    • young unmarried boy
    • Encyclopedic Info Anth: Traditionally, male teenagers used to receive education in a Club house called Toplau mwa gete.
      • Example 1782:
        Mwatagete iote ka i-teli mama ini se.
        She's already been promised to a boy.

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