rũcinĩ

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Kikuyu

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾò(ː)ɕíːněꜜ/
According to Armstrong (1940), only i is a long vowel, while Benson (1964) claims that ũ and i are pronounced long.
As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ðiimbo class which includes thimbũ, thani, gĩthitũ, itũũra (pl. matũũra), kĩratũ, mũbira, mwatũka, etc.[1] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.

Noun

rũcinĩ class 11

  1. morning
    Synonym: kĩroko

See also

References

  1. ^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  • “rũcinĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 59. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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