Kikuyu edit

Etymology edit

Derived from kũrĩa (to eat).[1]

Pronunciation edit

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a monosyllabic stem, together with rũkũ, and so on.

Noun edit

ũrĩo class 14

  1. right-hand side[1]
    Antonym: ũmotho
    guoko kwa ũrĩoon the right[1]

Related terms edit

(Nouns)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 rĩo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 399. Oxford: Clarendon Press.