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Kikuyu
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Pronunciation
- This ũ is pronounced long.
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a disyllabic stem, together with gĩcũhĩ, and so on.
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.
Noun
njũi class 9/10 (plural njũi)
- African hunting dog, African wild dog
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