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Kikuyu
Etymology
Hinde (1904) records ihiga (pl. mahiga) as an equivalent of English stone in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ibia (pl. mavia) as its equivalent.[1]
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.
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[2]
Noun
ihiga class 5 (plural mahiga)
- stone
- Mũremwo nĩ ndũũgo oigaga nja ĩrĩ mahiga.
- He who fails to dance the jumping warrior dance says that there are stones on the field.
See also
References
- “ihiga” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.