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Kikuyu
Etymology
From kũiya (“to steal”).[1]
Hinde (1904) records mwichi as an equivalent of English thief in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili mwivi (pl. wevi) as its equivalent.[2]
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[3]
Noun
mũici class 1 (plural aici)
- thief
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