Wiktionary

mũheenania

Kikuyu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From kũheenia (“to tell a lie”).[1]

Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩhengere, kĩariũngũ, and so on.

Noun

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mũheenania class 1 (plural aheenania)

  1. liar
    Synonym: mũheenia

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References

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  1. ^ “mũheenania” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 145. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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