Kikuyu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From kuunguma (to circumvent).[1]

Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a tetrasyllabic stem, together with kĩambĩrĩria, carahani, and so on.

Noun

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uungumania class 14 (plural mauungumania)

  1. machination, underhand tactics[1]
  2. treachery[1]
  3. robbery by guile[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 uungumania” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 546. Oxford: Clarendon Press.