ikorobia

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Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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  • (Kiambu)
  • (Nairobi) IPA(key): /ìkɔ̀ɾɔ̀βíjà(ꜜ)/
Yukawa (1985) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũberethi, mũthamaki, thabina, njogoo, Mũthũngũ, mũthanga, rĩithori (pl. maithori), mũcemanio, kĩgokora, kĩroruha, ndagitari, and so on.[1]

Noun

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ikorobia class 5 (plural makorobia)

  1. avocado fruit

Holonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.