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Kikuyu
Etymology
nĩ + kĩ
Pronunciation
Adverb
nĩkĩ
- (interrogative) why
- Synonym: nĩ ũndũ kĩ
References
- “kĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 222. Oxford: Clarendon Press.