kiugo

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Kikuyu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from kuuga (“to say”).^[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kiùɣɔ́ꜜ/

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

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.^[2]

Noun[edit]

kiugo class 7 (plural ciugo)

word

See also[edit]

mwario, mũgambo, ũhoro, ndeto, rũthiomi

References[edit]

^ “kiugo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 540. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ 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.

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