ndarama

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Kikuyu

Etymology

Borrowed from English drum.[1]

Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 5 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩboboto, ndaraca, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

ndarama class 9/10 (plural ndarama)

  1. drum

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References

  • “ndarama” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Shona

Etymology

A regional wanderwort, ultimately from Arabic دَرَاهِم (darāhim, dirhams); cognates include Tswana talama (button), Chichewa ndalama (money), and Tsonga ndzalama (gem).

Noun

ndaramá class 9 (plural ndaramá class 10)

  1. precious metal, (especially) gold

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