itarara

== Kikuyu == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ìtá(ː)ɾàːɾáꜜ/ Benson (1964) shows that the first and second a are pronounced long, while Yukawa (1981:122, 1985:199) claims that only the second one is long. As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a trisyllabic stem, together with ngũngũni, batĩrĩ, and so on. (Kiambu) Yukawa (1981, 1985) classifies this term into groups including kĩĩhuruta, njegeeke, gĩtumumu in common. (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcigĩrĩra, gĩtumumu, mindira, ngũngũni, and so on. === Noun === itarara class 5 (plural matarara) python, especially (African) rock python (Python sebae) === References ===