ngunĩko

Kikuyu

Etymology

From gũkunĩka (“to put on the lid”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᵑɡùnékɔ̀(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.^[2]

Noun

ngunĩko class 9/10 (plural ngunĩko) (augmentative gĩkunĩko; diminutive gakunĩko)

lid, cover

References

^ “ngunĩko” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 314. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ 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.

[1] “ngunĩko” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 314. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[yy1981-2] 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.

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