ngware

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records ngwarra as an equivalent of English partridge in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba engwalle and Swahili kware etc. as its equivalents. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ᵑɡoàɾɛ̌/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, 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 === ngware class 9/10 (plural ngware) partridge ==== Derived terms ==== (Nouns) mũhara-ngware class 3 mũhuura-ngware class 3 (Proverbs) ngware nyinyi ĩrĩ na mũhurĩrie wayo === References === “ngware” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.