mbarĩ

See also: mbari

Kikuyu edit

Alternative forms edit

mbari

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ᵐbàɾé/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) IPA^(key): /ᵐbàɾéꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.^[1]

Noun edit

mbarĩ class 9/10 (plural mbarĩ)

family group, sub-clan^[2]

Meronyms edit

nyũmba

Holonyms edit

mũhĩrĩga

References edit

^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
^ “mbarĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 270. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[yy1981-1] Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.

[2] “mbarĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 270. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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