muuma

See also: müüma and müümä

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• muma

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muùmǎ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.

• (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.

Noun

muuma class 3 (plural miuma)

1. oath taken with proper ritual before a tribunal of elders in daytime and in public

Derived terms

(Idioms)

• kũnyua muuma
• kũrĩo nĩ muuma

(Proverbs)

• kanua kene gatinyuaga muma

Related terms

(Verbs)

• kuuma

See also

• mwĩhĩtwa; kũringa thenge