remwo
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Kikuyu
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Verb
1.3.1
Derived terms
1.4
References
Kikuyu
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Etymology
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rema
(
to disobey
)
+
-ũo
(
-passive
)
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ɾɛmoɔ/
Verb
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remwo
(
infinitive
kũremwo
)
(
followed by
nĩ
)
to be
unable
Mũ
remwo
nĩ
ndũũgo
egwatagia
nja
ĩrĩ
mahiga
.
He who fails to dance the jumping warrior dance attributes his failure to stones on the field.
Derived terms
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(
Proverbs
)
mũremwo nĩ ngũ egwatagia mũkwa
njogu ndĩremagwo nĩ mũguongo wayo
thegere igĩrĩ itiremagwo nĩ mwatũ
References
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“rema” in Benson, T.G. (1964).
Kikuyu-English dictionary
. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Categories
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Kikuyu terms suffixed with -ũo
Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation
Kikuyu lemmas
Kikuyu verbs
Kikuyu terms with usage examples
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