mũtamaiyũ

== Kikuyu == === Alternative forms === mutamaiyu, mũtamaiyo === Etymology === Hutchins (1909) records m'Tamàyu as the Kikuyu name for Olea chrysophilla (sic!). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /motamaijo/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2. (Kiambu) (Limuru) IPA(key): /mòtàmáíjó/ Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group whose remaining member is mũthongorima. === Noun === mũtamaiyũ class 3 (plural mĩtamaiyũ) wild olive, brown olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata, syn. O. africana, O. europaea subsp. africana, O. chrysophylla) Synonym: mũtero ==== See also ==== mũcarage === References === “mũtamaiyũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.