Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

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gĩtingĩ class 7 (plural itingĩ)

  1. pole, pillar[2]
    Synonyms: gĩkĩngĩ, gĩtugĩ

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
  2. ^ tingĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 450. Oxford: Clarendon Press.