ngũgũtũ

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Kikuyu

Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩhengere, kĩariũngũ, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

ngũgũtũ class 9/10 (plural ngũgũtũ)

  1. a kind of cowrie shell about 1/2 inch long, used as a charm[2]

Derived terms

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References

  1. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
  2. ^ “ngũgũtũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 316. Oxford: Clarendon Press.