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Kikuyu
Etymology
Borrowed from English pyrethrum.
Pronunciation
- (Nyeri) IPA(key): /βàɾéːðìɾámú/
- This ĩ is pronounced long.
- Tonal class: unclassified
Noun
barĩthiramu class 9/10 (plural barĩthiramu)
- pyrethrum
References
- ^ Ford, K. C. (1975). "The Tones of Nouns in Kikuyu", p. 61. In Studies in African Linguistics, Volume 6, Number 1, pp. 49–64.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “barĩthiramu” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 25. Oxford: Clarendon Press.