-tune

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Kikuyu

Pronunciation

This u is pronounced long.[1]
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Adjective

-tune

  1. red

Inflection

agreement of -tune
Singular Plural
Class 1, Class 2 mũtune atune
Class 3, Class 4 mũtune mĩtune
Class 5, Class 6 rĩtune matune
Class 7, Class 8 gĩtune ndune
Class 9, Class 10 ndune ndune
Class 11, Class 10 rũtune ndune
Class 12, Class 13 gatune tũtune
Class 14, Class 6 mũtune matune
Class 15, Class 6 gũtune matune
Class 16 hatune -

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ “-tune” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 470. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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