kĩganda
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Kikuyu
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.
Noun
[edit]kĩganda class 7 (plural iganda)
- factory, workshop[2][1]
- blacksmith's or wiredrawer's shed or working hut; forge[2]
- Synonym: iturĩro
- temporary hut for initiates[2]
- Synonym: gĩthũnũ
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “kĩganda” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 101. Oxford: Clarendon Press.