thwara

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swahili swala. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ðoáɾà(ꜜ)/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a disyllabic stem, together with gĩcũhĩ, njũi, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as thũara, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on. === Noun === thwara class 9/10 (plural thwara) certain kinds of antelope Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti) impala (Aepyceros melampus) reedbuck (Redunca spp.) large duiker ==== Synonyms ==== (Thomson's gazelle): ndaratari, ngũri, njuacui, gacuacui (impala): kĩrong'a (reedbuck): bongwe ==== See also ==== thuni, thwariga (duiker): thiya === References ===