rũrĩra

Kikuyu

FWOTD – 3 September 2019

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾòɾèɾà(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

• (Kiambu) IPA^(key): /ɾòɾɛ̀ɾà(ꜜ)/

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as rũrera, 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

rũrĩra class 11 (plural ndĩra)

1. umbilical cord
2. relationship, kinship
3. button at the bottom of a gourd