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Kikuyu
Etymology
Derived from kũigua (“to hear”).[1]
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on.[2]
Noun
gĩtaigua class 7 (plural itaigua)
- deaf person[1][2]
- Synonym: mbũra-matũ
- (derogatory) the deaf[3]
- disobedient person[1]
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