mwendwa

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• mwendwo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɛ̀ⁿdoǎ/

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, as mũendũa, 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

mwendwa class 1 (plural eendwa)

1. lover

Related terms

(Verbs)

• kwenda

(Nouns)

• wendo class 14

References

• “mwendwa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.