mũciciũ

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Kikuyu

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mò(t)ɕì(t)ɕió/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.

Noun

mũciciũ class 3 (plural mĩciciũ)

  1. Premna maxima, a tree species of the family Lamiaceae (formerly Verbenaceae);[1][2] endemic to Kenya, producing timber, but in the IUCN Red List evaluated as 'Endangered' due to probable habitat loss caused by local development.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
  2. ^ “mũciciũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 58. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  3. ^ Barstow, M. & Luke, W.R.Q. (2018). Premna maxima. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T33047A117646844. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T33047A117646844.en. Downloaded on 23 September 2018.
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