ndũrũme

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records ndurume as an equivalent of English sheep in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ⁿdòɾómɛ̀(ꜜ)/ 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 === ndũrũme class 9/10 (plural ndũrũme) ram (male sheep) Hypernym: ng'ondu === References === “ndũrũme” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.