ndarũa

== Kikuyu == === Alternative forms === ndaarũa, ndaarwa, ndarwa === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records ndarua as an equivalent of English mat in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ⁿdàːɾoá/ As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ŋgoko class which includes ngũkũ, hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), kĩng'ang'i, maitũ (“my mother”), mbogo, mũkanda, mũthĩgi, nduka, ngingo, rũthanju, Wambũgũ (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on. The first a is pronounced long. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as ndaarũa, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on. === Noun === ndarũa class 9/10 (plural ndarũa) hide, skin, especially oxhide ==== Derived terms ==== (Proverbs) rwambo rũmwe rũtiambaga ndarwa ==== See also ==== ngothi, rũũa === References ===