mũbira

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

mũbiira

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mòβíːɾǎꜜ/^[1]

This i is pronounced long.^[2]

As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ðiimbo class which includes thimbũ, thani, gĩthitũ, itũũra (pl. matũũra), kĩratũ, mwatũka, etc.^[3] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including buubu, gĩthitũ, itũũra (pl. matũũra), kĩratũ, mwera,nyanya (“tomato”), thani, thimbũ, and so on.^[4]

Noun

mũbira class 3 (plural mĩbira)

ball
rubber
bicycle
Synonyms: baithikiri, mũithikiri

References

^ Ford, K. C. (1975). "The Tones of Nouns in Kikuyu", p. 61. In Studies in African Linguistics, Volume 6, Number 1, pp. 49–64.
^ “mũbira” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 29. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
^ 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.

[1] Ford, K. C. (1975). "The Tones of Nouns in Kikuyu", p. 61. In Studies in African Linguistics, Volume 6, Number 1, pp. 49–64.

[2] “mũbira” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 29. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[lea1940-3] Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

[yy1981-4] 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.

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