hwaĩ

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Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Noun

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hwaĩ class 14 (plural mahwaĩ)[1]

  1. last evening[1]
    hwaĩ-inĩ - in the evening[1]

Derived terms

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(Nouns)

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “hwaĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 181. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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