gatumia
Kikuyu
editPronunciation
edit- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 7 with a trisyllabic stem, together with mũbariti, and so on.
Noun
editgatumia class 12 (plural tũtumia)
- certain varieties of banana that bear bunches on a short tree[1]
- Dwarf Cavendish banana,[2] a cultivar, (Musa acuminata Colla (AAA Group) 'Dwarf Cavendish')
- Synonym: nyoro
- Bandé banana[3]
- Dwarf Cavendish banana,[2] a cultivar, (Musa acuminata Colla (AAA Group) 'Dwarf Cavendish')
- (common) purslane (Portulaca oleracea)[4]
See also
edit- (certain varieties of banana): irigũ
References
edit- ^ “gatumia” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 469. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Njuguna Kori Joseph (2012). "Cavendish bananas in East Africa." In D. A. Karamura and E. Karamura and W. Tinzaara Banana Cultivar Names, Synonyms and Their Usage in East Africa, p. 32–33. Kampala, Uganda: Bioversity International.
- ^ Stover, R. H. and N. W. Simmonds (1987). Bananas, 3rd ed., p. 158. London: Longman.
- ^ Terry, P.J. and R.W. Michieka (1987). Common weeds of East Africa/Magugu ya Afrika Mashariki, p. 138. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Further reading
edit- Bananas in the life of the Kikuyu people. (retrieved 28 February 2018)