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Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- This a is pronounced long.[1]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.
Noun
thigai class 9/10 (plural thigai)
- stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “thigai” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 507. Oxford: Clarendon Press.