gĩtukũ

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Kikuyu

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gĩtukũ class 7 (plural itukũ)

  1. headdress with feathers worn when a performer dances[2]

See also

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. ^ tukũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 468. Oxford: Clarendon Press.