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Kikuyu
Etymology
Hinde (1904) records njuguma as an equivalent of English knobkerry in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nzoma as its equivalent.
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 5 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩboboto, ndaraca, and so on.
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.
Noun
njũgũma class 9/10 (plural njũgũma) (diminutive gacũgũma)
- knobkerry, a type of throwing club
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