mũriyũ
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Kikuyu[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- 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)
Noun[edit]
mũriyũ class 3 (plural mĩriyũ)
Usage notes[edit]
Near Nairobi, where Kikuyu people have lived, Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii, syn. Chamaeleo jacksonii), especially T. j. jacksonii (syn. C. j. jacksonii) has been observed.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
- ^ “mũriyũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 394. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. I, p. 460. →ISBN
- ^ Trioceros jacksonii (The Reptile Database). (retrieved 29 March 2018)
Further reading[edit]
- Fergusson, Gary and James Murphy and Richard Hudson (1990). "The quest for the Mount Kenya Muriyu." The Vivarium 3(1): 18–38.