mũguongo

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Kikuyu[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mòɣuɔ̀ᵑɡɔ́ꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) IPA(key): /mòɣuɔ̀ᵑɡɔ́/
As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on.[2]

Noun[edit]

mũguongo class 3 (plural mĩguongo)

  1. elephant's tusk, ivory

Derived terms[edit]

(Proverbs)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cagnolo, C. and Hilary Wambũgũ and James Mwangi Ngarariga and Peter Mũriĩthi Kariũki (2006). The Agĩkũyũ: Their customs, traditions, and folklore, p. 211. Wisdom Graphics Place.
  2. ^ 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.
  • “mũguongo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 124. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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