ngwacĩ

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Kikuyu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Hinde (1904) records ngwashi as an equivalent of English potato in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba makwasi,“Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba makwatzi and Swahili kiazi (pl. viazi) as its equivalents.[1]

Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 6 with a disyllabic stem, together with mũgwacĩ, nyamũ, and so on.

Noun

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ngwacĩ class 9/10 (plural ngwacĩ)

  1. sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
    Meronym: mĩrĩyo

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904) Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa[1], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pages 46–7
  2. ^ 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.