Kikuyu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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ka- (diminutive-) +‎ mũcoroge

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kamũcoroge class 12 (plural tũmĩcoroge)

  1. small genet[2]
    Synonyms: gacoroge, njoroge
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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. ^ coroge” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 71. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • "genet" in Barlow, A. Ruffell (1975). English-Kikuyu dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.