Kikuyu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swahili mchele.[1]

Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a disyllabic stem, together with gĩcũhĩ, njũi, and so on.

  • (Kiambu)
  • (Murang'a) IPA(key): /móɕɛ́ːɾɛ̀/
The same underlying pattern as that of mũgathi.[3]
  • (Ndia, Nyeri) IPA(key): /mòɕɛ́ːɾɛ̌ꜜ/
The same underlying pattern as that of matũũra (plural of itũũra).[3]

Noun

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mũceere class 3 (plural mĩceere)

  1. rice

References

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  1. ^ ceere” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 51. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  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.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kagaya, Ryohei (1982). "Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns in Three Dialects: Murang'a, Nyeri and Ndia." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 24, 1–42.