kĩino

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See also: kiino

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

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

kĩino class 7 (plural ciino)

  1. female reproductive organs

Usage notes

Contains the rũng'ũthũ known as clitoris in English and vulva also known as mboco. For girls before menstruation, it's gati, post menopausal it's gĩti.

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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.
  • ino” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 187. Oxford: Clarendon Press.