Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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The penultimate i is pronounced long.[1]
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 7 with a trisyllabic stem.

Noun

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mũbariti class 3 (plural mĩbariti)

  1. silky oak, southern silky oak (Grevillea robusta)
    Synonym: mũkĩma

References

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  1. ^ bariti” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.