muonjoria

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Kikuyu[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from kuonjoria (to trade).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /muɔ̀ᶮd͡ʑɔ̀ɾiá/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a trisyllabic stem, together with mũrĩmĩre, and so on.

Noun[edit]

muonjoria class 1 (plural onjoria)

  1. trader, businessman[1]

Related terms[edit]

(Nouns)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “muonjoria” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 361. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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