thonjo

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Kikuyu

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thonjo (Ploceus baglafecht)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ðɔ̀.ᶮdʑɔ̀(ꜜ)/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

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thonjo class 9/10 (plural thonjo)

  1. weaverbird,[2] including baglafecht weaver (Ploceus baglafecht)[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ “thonjo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  3. ^ Lamond, Geneviene (2007). Local knowledge of biodiversity and ecosystem services in smallholder coffee farms in Central Province, Kenya. University of Wales, Bangor.