gĩkuũ

== Kikuyu == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣè.kuǒꜜ/ Armstrong (1940:50) presents this terms as ɣeku͜o. As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ɲamo class which includes nyamũ, gũtũ, guka, mũguĩ, mũgwacĩ, mũtwe, rũkũ, ũta, taata (“my aunt”), Kariũki (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a monosyllabic stem, together with rũkũ, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including baba, guka, gũtũ, mũguĩ, mũtwe, nyamũ, ruo, rũhĩ (pl. hĩ), rũkũ (pl. ngũ), taata (“my aunt”), ũta (pl. mota), ũthiũ (pl. mothiũ), and so on. === Noun === gĩkuũ class 7 death ==== Derived terms ==== (Proverbs) gĩkuũ gĩtirĩ gĩathĩ gĩkuũ gĩtithemagwo ta njĩra ==== Related terms ==== (Verbs) gũkua (Adjectives) -kuũ (Nouns) mũkuũ === References === === Anagrams === kĩguũ