mũhĩa

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See also: muhia

Kikuyu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /mòheǎ/, /mòhèá/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.^[1]

Noun[edit]

mũhĩa class 3 (plural mĩhĩa)

sorghum, Kaffir corn, dhurra (Sorghum bicolor)

Related terms[edit]

(Nouns)

kĩhĩa class 7

kĩhĩa kĩa mũcaĩ

kamũhĩa class 12

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.

“mũhĩa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 154. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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