nyoro

See also: Nyoro

Kikuyu

nyoro (Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish')

Pronunciation

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) IPA^(key): /ɲɔ̀ɾɔ̀ꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.

Noun

nyoro class 9/10 (plural nyoro)

1. Dwarf Cavendish banana a cultivar of Musa acuminata (Colla (AAA Group) 'Dwarf Cavendish')

   Synonym: gatumia

See also

• irigũ

Further reading

• Bananas in the life of the Kikuyu people. (retrieved 28 February 2018)