Kikuyu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Derived from a verb gũthemenga.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣèðɛ̀mɛ̀ᵑɡóꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 6 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgongona, and so on.

Noun

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gĩthemengũ class 7 (plural ithemengũ)

  1. evil eye[1]

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 themengũ1” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 501. Oxford: Clarendon Press.