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Kikuyu
Etymology
Derived from a verb kũhĩnga.[1]
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.
Noun
mũhĩnga class 3 (plural mĩhĩnga)
- obstacle, stumbling block[1]
(Nouns)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “mũhĩnga” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 157. Oxford: Clarendon Press.