kĩĩrũma

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Kikuyu

kĩĩrũma (Aloe lateritia)

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Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 13 with a trisyllabic stem. It is, however, uncertain.

Noun

kĩĩrũma class 7 (plural ciĩrũma)

  1. aloe,[3] especially Aloe lateritia[2][1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Quattrocchi, Umberto (2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Boca Raton and London and New York: CRC Press, p. 191. →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kamau, Loice Njeri et al. (2016). "Ethnobotanical survey and threats to medicinal plants traditionally used for the management of human diseases in Nyeri County, Kenya", p. 5. TANG 6(3).
  3. ^ “kĩĩrũma” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 201. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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