-iniĩ

See also: inii

Kikuyu

Etymology

Derived from kũinama (“to bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íniěꜜ/, /ínìéꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8.

Adjective

-iniĩ

1. upside down, reversed.

Inflection

agreement of -iniĩ

	Singular	Plural
Class 1, Class 2	mũiniĩ	ainiĩ
Class 3, Class 4	mũiniĩ	mĩiniĩ
Class 5, Class 6	rĩiniĩ	mainiĩ
Class 7, Class 8	kĩiniĩ	nyiniĩ
Class 9, Class 10	nyiniĩ	nyiniĩ
Class 11, Class 10	rũiniĩ	nyiniĩ
Class 12, Class 13	kainiĩ	tũiniĩ
Class 14, Class 6	mũiniĩ	mainiĩ
Class 15, Class 6	kũiniĩ	mainiĩ
Class 16	hainiĩ	-

Derived terms

(Idioms)

• kĩiniĩ gĩtaita