Gĩkũyũ

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Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣèkòjóꜜ/
  • As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Proper noun

Gĩkũyũ

  1. (collective) Kikuyu people
  2. Kikuyu language
    Synonym: Gĩgĩkũyũ
    kwaria Gĩkũyũ ― to speak Kikuyu

(Proper nouns)

Descendants

  • → English: Kikuyu

Further reading

  • “Gĩkũyũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 249. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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