ndutura

== Kikuyu == === Alternative forms === ndutuura === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records ndutūrra as an equivalent of English dove in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ⁿdùtùːɾǎ/ The second u is pronounced long. 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 === ndutura class 9/10 (plural ndutura) dove ==== See also ==== ndirahũgĩ === References === Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 33.