ndũiga

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntʊ̀ìgà (“giraffe”). Hinde (1904) records ndwiga as an equivalent of English giraffe in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ndia and Swahili twiga as its equivalents. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ⁿdoiɣa/ === Noun === ndũiga class 9/10 (plural ndũiga) giraffe ==== Usage notes ==== Recently njirabu, a loanword of English origin, is more common and the native ndũiga is rarely used. === References ===