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Kikuyu
Etymology
Derived from kũrũara (“to be sick”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ⁿdwàɾíꜜ/, /ⁿdoàɾíꜜ/
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as ndũari, 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
ndwari class 9/10 (plural ndwari)
- severe sickness;[1] traditionally referring to one that was not classified as mũrimũ.[3]
Hyponyms
- kĩegetha, rũharo, ũhere, mahĩa, kĩhuti, mahũha, mwĩthũa, mangũ, mbatata, ndangũrũ, mũrimũ wa ihiga, kĩronda, kĩrũngũrĩra, gatema, matende
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