ngwacĩ

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ngwacĩ

Alternative forms edit

ngwaci

Etymology edit

Hinde (1904) records ngwashi as an equivalent of English potato in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba makwasi,“Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba makwatzi and Swahili kiazi (pl. viazi) as its equivalents.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ᵑɡwàɕěꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 6 with a disyllabic stem, together with mũgwacĩ, nyamũ, and so on.

(Kiambu)
- (Limuru) IPA^(key): /ᵑɡoàɕěꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, as ngũacĩ, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including baba, guka, gũtũ, mũguĩ, mũtwe, nyamũ, ruo, rũhĩ (pl. hĩ), rũkũ (pl. ngũ), taata (“my aunt”), ũta (pl. mota), ũthiũ (pl. mothiũ), and so on.^[2]

Noun edit

ngwacĩ class 9/10 (plural ngwacĩ)

sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Meronym: mĩrĩyo

Derived terms edit

(Nominal Phrases)

ngwacĩ ya ngoma

(Proverbs)

Related terms edit

(Nouns)

mũgwacĩ class 3

References edit

^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904) Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa‎^[1], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pages 46–7
^ 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.

[hh1904-1] Hinde, Hildegarde (1904) Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa‎^[1], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pages 46–7

[yy1981-2] 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.

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