rũru

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Kikuyu

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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This ũ is pronounced long.[1][2]
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

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rũru class 11 (plural ndũru)

  1. herd
    rũru rũa andũa group of people
    rũru rũa ng'ondua herd of sheep

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, p. 246.
  2. ^ ru” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 421. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  3. ^ 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.