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Kikuyu
Etymology
Hinde (1904) records kahi as an equivalent of English boy in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.[1]
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4.
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on.[2]
Noun
kahĩĩ class 12 (plural tũhĩĩ)
- little boy
Derived terms
(Proverbs)
See also
References
- “kahĩĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.