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Kikuyu
Etymology
Hinde (1904) records ruarra as an equivalent of English nail (finger) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾoàɾáꜜ/
- (Kiambu)
- (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
rwara class 11 (plural ndwara)
- fingernail, nail[3]
Holonyms
References
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ada.
Verb
-rwâra (infinitive kurwâra, perfective -rwâye)
- be sick, be ill
Derived terms