Kikuyu

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ðiimbo class which includes thimbũ, thani, gĩthitũ, kĩratũ, mũbira, mwatũka, etc.[1] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with thani, kiuga, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

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itũũra class 5 (plural matũũra)

  1. village
    Synonym: mũciĩ

Derived terms

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(Proverbs)

References

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  1. ^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  2. ^ 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.
  • itũũra” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.