numĩra

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Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩberethi, mbogoro, and so on.

Noun

numĩra class 9/10 (plural numĩra)

  1. giant forest hog, giant hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni)

References

  1. ^ Kingdon, Jonathan (1979). East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, Volume III Part B (Large mammals), p. 210. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. →ISBN
  • “numĩra” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 285. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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