thigai

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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)

  1. stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)[1]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 “thigai” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 507. Oxford: Clarendon Press.