mwarĩki

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Kikuyu

mwarĩki (Ricinus communis)

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

Noun

mwarĩki class 3 (plural mĩarĩki)

  1. castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)[1][2]
    Synonym: mũbarĩki

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
  2. ^ “mũbarĩki” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 25. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Meru

mwarĩki (Ricinus communis)

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Noun

mwarĩki

  1. castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)[1]

Meronyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
  2. ^ Taitumu, Bernard (2014). "Kimeru Word-Formation Processes: An Onomasiological Approach", p. 63.
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