mũthithe

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Kikuyu[edit]

mũthithe

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.

Noun[edit]

mũthithe class 3 (plural mĩthithe)

  1. African sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata, syn. O. abyssinica[3])

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beentje, H.J. (1994) Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas‎[1], Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya, →ISBN
  2. ^ Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, p. 1341. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN
  3. ^ “mũthithe” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 518. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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