Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 7 with a disyllabic stem, together with njata, and so on.

Noun

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rũbutu class 11 (plural mbutu)

  1. eyebrow
    Holonym: ũthiũ

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  • butu” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.