ĩrĩ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "iri"

Kikuyu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀dɪ́, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-bàdɪ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾe/

Numeral

-ĩrĩ

1. two

Inflection

agreement of ĩrĩ

	Plural
Class 2	erĩ
Class 4	ĩĩrĩ
Class 6	merĩ
Class 8	igĩrĩ
Class 10	igĩrĩ
Class 13	twĩrĩ

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• aka erĩ nĩ nyũngũ igĩrĩ cia ũrogi
• thegere igĩrĩ itiremagwo nĩ mwatũ

References

• “-gĩrĩ”, "-ĩrĩ" in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, pp. 115, 200. Oxford: Clarendon Press.