Kikuyu

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mũkoigo

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mòkɔ̀ìɣɔ̀(ꜜ)/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1.

Noun

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mũkoigo class 3 (plural mĩkoigo)

  1. coast goldleaf, coastal goldenleaf, sweetberry (Bridelia micrantha); traditionally used for building material[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ koigo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 226. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, p. 1320. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN