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mũbirũbirũ

Kikuyu

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mũbirũbirũ (Rytigynia uhligii)

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mòβìɾóβìɾóꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 5 with a tetrasyllabic stem, together with kĩgorogoru, kĩĩhutaatĩ, and so on.

Noun

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mũbirũbirũ class 3 (plural mĩbirũbirũ)

  1. tree or shrub of Rubiaceae
    1. Rytigynia uhligii (syn. R. schumannii[2]）[1]
    2. Canthium oligocarpum subsp. friesiorum (syn. Rytigynia friesiorum[2])[1]
      Synonym: mũrera-kĩĩmbu

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Beentje, H.J. (1994) Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas‎[1], Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “mũbirũbirũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 30. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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