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Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩhengere, kĩariũngũ, and so on.
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bangiri, mũhĩrĩga, thakame, and so on.[1]
Noun
thambara class 9/10 (plural thambara)
- leech
References
- “thambara” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 491. Oxford: Clarendon Press.