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Gamilaraay
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nguru
- he
- she
References
- (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary
Igbo
Noun
ǹguru
- residential (walled) compound
- central area of settlement
- Coordinate term: ama
- kindred, family circle
Further reading
- Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “nguru”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 107
Kikuyu
Etymology
Hinde (1904) records ngūrru as an equivalent of English tortoise in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nguu as its equivalent.[1]
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mbori class which includes mbũri, ikinya (pl. makinya), itimũ, kĩhaato, maguta, mbembe, mũgeka, mũrata, nyaga, ũhoro, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ, Kamau (“man's name”), etc.[2] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.[3]
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, 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.[4]
Noun
nguru class 9/10 (plural nguru)
- tortoise[2][5]
References
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
nguru (n class, plural nguru)
- kingfish, king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)