kĩrung'u

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Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

Noun

kĩrung'u class 7 (plural irung'u) (diminutive karung'u)

  1. section of log or pole[2]
  2. chunk, hunk, joint (of meat)[2]

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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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 “kĩrung'o” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 411. Oxford: Clarendon Press.