ndarama

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Borrowed from English drum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ⁿdàɾàmǎ/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 5 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩboboto, ndaraca, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on. === Noun === ndarama class 9/10 (plural ndarama) drum ==== See also ==== kĩhembe === References === “ndarama” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press. == Shona == === Etymology === A regional wanderwort, ultimately from Arabic دَرَاهِم (darāhim, “dirhams”); cognates include Tswana talama (“button”), Chichewa ndalama (“money”), and Tsonga ndzalama (“gem”). === Noun === ndaramá class 9 (plural ndaramá class 10) precious metal, (especially) gold ==== See also ==== goridhe