rũhonge

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Kikuyu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɾò.hɔ̀.ᵑɡɛ̌/

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

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.^[1]

Noun[edit]

rũhonge class 11 (plural 'honge)

branch, bough^[2]^[3]^[1]
Synonym: hwang'a
rump, hip^[2]^[1]
pelvis^[2]
ilium^[2]

Holonyms[edit]

(bough) mũtĩ

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 “rũhonge” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 162. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 11, 33.

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