ngĩma

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ᵑɡèmáꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mbori class which includes mbũri, ikinya (pl. makinya), itimũ, kĩhaato, maguta, mbembe, mũgeka, mũrata, nyaga, ũhoro, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ, Kamau (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on. === Noun === ngĩma class 9/10 (plural ngĩma) blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) Sykes' monkey (Cercopithecus albogularis) ==== Derived terms ==== (Proverbs) ndũgate mĩguĩ na ngĩma, ngu(u)yo irĩ njĩra ==== Related terms ==== mũkĩma class 3 === References === Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 10, 33.