kamũcoroge
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Kikuyu[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 6 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgongona, 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), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[1]
Noun[edit]
kamũcoroge class 12 (plural tũmĩcoroge)
Related terms[edit]
(Names)
- Njoroge m
See also[edit]
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.
- ^ “mũcoroge” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 71. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- "genet" in Barlow, A. Ruffell (1975). English-Kikuyu dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.