ndaraca

Kikuyu

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili daraja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿdàɾàɕǎ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 5 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩboboto, 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, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.

Noun

ndaraca class 9/10 (plural ndaraca)

1. bridge
2. social class
3. military rank

See also

• (bridge) mũgogo