ĩrĩ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "iri"

Kikuyu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀dɪ́, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-bàdɪ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾe/

Numeral

-ĩrĩ

1. two

Inflection

Agreement of ĩrĩ

	plural
class 2	erĩ
class 4	ĩĩrĩ
class 6	merĩ
class 8	igĩrĩ
class 10	igĩrĩ
class 13	twĩrĩ

Derived terms

Proverbs

• aka erĩ nĩ nyũngũ igĩrĩ cia ũrogi
• thegere igĩrĩ itiremagwo nĩ mwatũ

References

• “-gĩrĩ”, "-ĩrĩ" in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, pp. 115, 200. Oxford: Clarendon Press.