ndundu

== Kikuyu == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ⁿduⁿdu/ 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. ==== Noun ==== ndundu class 9 (plural ndundu) secret talk, secret agreement ===== Derived terms ===== (Proverbs) andũ matarĩ ndundu mahũragwo na njũgũma ĩmwe === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ⁿdùⁿdú/ 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 ==== ndundu class 9/10 (plural ndundu) owl === References === “ndundu” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 299. Oxford: Clarendon Press.