kĩongo
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Kikuyu
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- 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)
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Noun
[edit]kĩongo class 7 (plural ciongo)[2]
- skull[2]
- head
- Kanua kendagia kĩongo. - A mouth sells a head.
Derived terms
[edit](Proverbs)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 “kĩongo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 360. Oxford: Clarendon Press.