thwariga

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records thwariga as an equivalent of English bush buck in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ðwaɾiɣa/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 11 with a trisyllabic stem. (Kiambu) (Limuru) IPA(key): /ðoàɾìɣǎ/ As for Tonal Class, as thũariga, 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 === thwariga class 9/10 (plural thwariga) bushbuck deer ==== See also ==== thiya, thuni, thwara === References ===