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Kikuyu
Pronunciation
Interjection
kaĩ
- expression of astonishment or joy; my word![1]
- Kaĩ ndĩna mũnyaka-ĩ! - My word, I am in luck's way![2]
References
- ^ “kaĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 205. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 301. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
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