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Kikuyu
Etymology
Derived from a verb kũgucia (“to pull”).[1]
Pronunciation
- This u is pronounced long.[1]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩng'aurũ, mbahaca, mwarimũ, and so on.
Noun
ngucanio class 9/10 (plural ngucanio)
- dispute, tussle, quarrel[1]
- Synonyms: haaro, mbaara
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “ngucanio” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 313. Oxford: Clarendon Press.