-tune

See also: tune

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tùːnɛ́ꜜ/

This u is pronounced long.

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

Adjective

-tune

1. red

Inflection

agreement of -tune

	Singular	Plural
Class 1, Class 2	mũtune	atune
Class 3, Class 4	mũtune	mĩtune
Class 5, Class 6	rĩtune	matune
Class 7, Class 8	gĩtune	ndune
Class 9, Class 10	ndune	ndune
Class 11, Class 10	rũtune	ndune
Class 12, Class 13	gatune	tũtune
Class 14, Class 6	mũtune	matune
Class 15, Class 6	gũtune	matune
Class 16	hatune	-

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• ũtune class 14

(Idioms)

• mũtumia wa kĩero gĩtune