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Kikuyu
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.
- (Kiambu)
- (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.[1]
Noun
gĩthũnũ class 7 (plural ithũnũ)
- roughly built hut[2]
- initiation candidates' hut built adjacent to the women's sleeping place of the senior co-wife's hut[2]
See also
- (initiation candidates' hut): kĩganda
References