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Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- 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
mũrũaru class 3 (plural mĩrũaru)
- sick person, patient[1]
- crowned crane, golden crested crane, Kavirondo crane[2][1] (Balearica sp.)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “mũrũaru” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 416. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, p. 257.