mwanake

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Kikuyu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩhengere, kĩariũngũ, and so on.

Noun[edit]

mwanake class 1 (plural aanake)

  1. young male person who has gone through circumcision but is not yet married

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References[edit]

  • mwanake” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.