biacara

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• mbiacara

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili biashara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βiaɕaɾa/
• As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 14 with a trisyllabic stem.

Noun

biacara class 9/10 (plural biacara) or biacara class 14 (plural mabiacara)

1. trade, commerce, business

   Synonym: wonjoria

   kũhũra biacara ― to carry on trading