mũkũyũ
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mũkũyũ (Ficus sycomorus) 
mũkũyũ (Ficus sur)
Kikuyu
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.[1]
Noun
mũkũyũ class 3 (plural mĩkũyũ)
Related terms
(Nouns)
- ngũyũ class 9/10
See also
References
- ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
- ^ “mũkũyũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 249. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Dharani, Najma (2002). Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa, p. 112. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. Rep. 2005. →ISBN
- ^ Dharani, op. cit., p. 111.