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Kikuyu
Etymology
Hinde (1904) records rūi as an equivalent of English river in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.[1]
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
- (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.[2]
Noun
rũũĩ class 11 (plural njũĩ)
- river
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See also
References
- “rũũĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 550. Oxford: Clarendon Press.