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Kikuyu
Etymology
Hinde (1904) records mumkunga as an equivalent of English eel in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mukanga and Swahili kungu (pl. makungu) as its equivalents.[1]
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.
- (Kiambu)
- (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.[2]
Noun
mũkũnga class 3 (plural mĩkũnga)
- eel[3][2]
Usage notes
In Kenya, where Kikuyu people live, at least four species of the family Anguillidae are living: Indian mottled eel (Anguilla bengalensis), shortfin eel (Anguilla bicolor), marbled eel (Anguilla marmorata) and African longfin eel (Anguilla mossambica).[4]
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