muuma

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See also: müüma and müümä

Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.

Noun

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muuma class 3 (plural miuma)

  1. oath taken with proper ritual before a tribunal of elders in daytime and in public[2]

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References

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  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. ^ muuma” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 542. Oxford: Clarendon Press.