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Kikuyu
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili mchele.
Pronunciation
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a disyllabic stem, together with gĩcũhĩ, njũi, and so on.
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.
- (Murang'a) IPA(key): /móɕɛ́ːɾɛ̀/
- The same underlying pattern as that of mũgathi.
- (Ndia, Nyeri) IPA(key): /mòɕɛ́ːɾɛ̌ꜜ/
- The same underlying pattern as that of matũũra (plural of itũũra).
Noun
mũceere class 3 (plural mĩceere)
- rice
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