njũragano

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Kikuyu[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from kũũraga (“to kill”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ᶮd͡ʑòɾáɣànɔ̀ꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a tetrasyllabic stem, together with gĩeterero, and so on.

Noun[edit]

njũragano class 9/10 (plural njũragano)

  1. slaughter (of people)[1]
  2. killing of one another[1]

Related terms[edit]

(Verbs)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “kĩũragano” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 557. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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