ndutu

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records ndutu as an equivalent of English insect and jigger in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba ndulu (“insect”) and Swahili mdudu (“insect”) (pl. wadudu) as its equivalents. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ⁿdútúꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 7 with a disyllabic stem, together with njata, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including biribiri, cibũ (“chief”), gĩkabũ (pl. ikabũ), gĩtara, ithanwa, ithandũkũ, kĩng'aurũ, mũthigari, mũthũ, mwatũka, mbũkũ, ndigithũ, njata, rũbutu (pl. mbutu), thaburia, and so on. === Noun === ndutu class 9/10 (plural ndutu) chigoe, chigoe flea, chigger, sand flea, jigger Synonym: ngage === References === “ndutu” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.