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Kamba
Etymology
Hinde (1904) records utuku “night, (“Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area)) day”, listing also “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu utuku (“day”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ũtukũ
- night
References
- Whiteley, W.H. and M.G. Muli (1962). Practical Introduction to Kamba, p. 163. London: Oxford University Press.
Kikuyu
Etymology
Hinde (1904) records utuku as an equivalent of English day in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba utuku as its equivalent.[1]
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[2]
Noun
ũtukũ class 14 (plural matukũ)
- night[3][2]
- (in the plural) days[3]
Derived terms
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