Kikuyu edit

 
mũkũyũ (Ficus sycomorus)
 
mũkũyũ (Ficus sur)

Pronunciation edit

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun edit

mũkũyũ class 3 (plural mĩkũyũ)

  1. certain species of the genus Ficus.
    1. sycamore (F. sycomorus)[2][3]
    2. Cape fig (F. sur)[4]

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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ kũyũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 249. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  3. ^ Dharani, Najma (2002). Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa, p. 112. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. Rep. 2005. →ISBN
  4. ^ Dharani, op. cit., p. 111.