Kikuyu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rĩa (infinitive kũrĩa)

  1. to eat[1][2][3]
  2. to hurt, to harm, to damage[3]

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 362. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  2. ^ Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, pp. 32, 236.
  3. 3.0 3.1 “rĩa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.