ngucanio

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Kikuyu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from a verb kũgucia (“to pull”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ᵑɡùːɕániɔ́ꜜ/
This u is pronounced long.[1]
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩng'aurũ, mbahaca, mwarimũ, and so on.

Noun[edit]

ngucanio class 9/10 (plural ngucanio)

  1. dispute, tussle, quarrel[1]
    Synonyms: haaro, mbaara

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “ngucanio” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 313. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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