ndira

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿdíːɾáꜜ/

This i is pronounced long.

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 7 with a disyllabic stem, together with njata, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) IPA^(key): /ⁿdíːɾǎꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including buubu, gĩthitũ, itũũra (pl. matũũra), kĩratũ, mũbira, mwera,nyanya (“tomato”), thani, thimbũ, and so on.

Noun

ndira class 9/10 (plural ndira)

1. heel

See also

• kũgũrũ, ikinya

References

• Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 11, 34.