wonjoria

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Kikuyu

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Etymology

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Derived from kuonjoria (to trade).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wɔ̀ᶮd͡ʑɔ̀ɾiá/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a trisyllabic stem, together with mũrĩmĩre, and so on.

Noun

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wonjoria class 14

  1. trade, business[1]
    Synonym: mbiacara
  2. barter[1]
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(Nouns)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 muonjoria” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 361. Oxford: Clarendon Press.