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Kikuyu
Etymology
Benson (1964) suspects affinity with Maasai ol-kidong'oi (“tail”).[1]
Pronunciation
- This i is pronounced long.[1]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 6 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgongona, and so on.
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as mũtiing'oe, 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
mũting'oe class 3 (plural mĩting'oe)
- tail
- Synonym: gĩcuthĩ
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