inanathi
التعريفات والمعاني
== Kikuyu ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Swahili mnanasi.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ìnànáːðì(ꜜ)/
The penultimate a is pronounced long.
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.
(Kiambu)
(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.
=== Noun ===
inanathi class 5 (plural mananathi)
pineapple
Synonym: rĩinabu
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