ndawa

== Kikuyu == === Alternative forms === ndaawa === Etymology === Borrowed from Swahili dawa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ⁿdàːwá/ The first a is pronounced long. As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, 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 === ndawa class 9/10 (plural ndawa) drug Synonym: mũthaiga === References ===