-iniĩ

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Kikuyu

Etymology

Derived from kũinama (“to bend”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /íniěꜜ/, /ínìéꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8.

Adjective

-iniĩ

  1. upside down, reversed.[1]

Inflection

agreement of -iniĩ
Singular Plural
Class 1, Class 2 mũiniĩ ainiĩ
Class 3, Class 4 mũiniĩ mĩiniĩ
Class 5, Class 6 rĩiniĩ mainiĩ
Class 7, Class 8 kĩiniĩ nyiniĩ
Class 9, Class 10 nyiniĩ nyiniĩ
Class 11, Class 10 rũiniĩ nyiniĩ
Class 12, Class 13 kainiĩ tũiniĩ
Class 14, Class 6 mũiniĩ mainiĩ
Class 15, Class 6 kũiniĩ mainiĩ
Class 16 hainiĩ -

Derived terms

(Idioms)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “-iniĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 187. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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