gĩcũhĩ

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Kikuyu

gĩcũhĩ gĩa kĩara
gĩcũhĩ gĩa gũtũ

Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a disyllabic stem, together with njũi, and so on.

Noun

gĩcũhĩ class 7 (plural icũhĩ)

  1. ring
    gĩcũhĩ gĩa kĩara ― ring (for a finger)
    gĩcũhĩ gĩa gũtũ; icũhĩ cia matu ― earring; earrings

References

  1. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
  2. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.
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