ikorobia

Kikuyu edit

Pronunciation edit

(Kiambu)

(Nairobi) IPA^(key): /ìkɔ̀ɾɔ̀βíjà(ꜜ)/

Yukawa (1985) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũberethi, mũthamaki, thabina, njogoo, Mũthũngũ, mũthanga, rĩithori (pl. maithori), mũcemanio, kĩgokora, kĩroruha, ndagitari, and so on.^[1]

Noun edit

ikorobia class 5 (plural makorobia)

avocado fruit

Holonyms edit

(tree) mũkorobia

References edit

^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.

[yy1985-1] Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.

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