See also: ruma

Kikuyu edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

rũma (infinitive kũrũma)

  1. to bite
  2. to be firm
  3. to take a handful

Further reading edit

  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).