ndarama

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Kikuyu

Etymology

Borrowed from English drum.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ⁿdàɾàmǎ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 5 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩboboto, ndaraca, 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.^[2]

Noun

ndarama class 9/10 (plural ndarama)

drum

See also

kĩhembe

References

^ Njagi, James Kinyua. (2016). "Lexical Borrowing and Semantic Change: A Case of English and Gĩkũyũ Contact", p. 27.
^ 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.

“ndarama” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Shona

Etymology

A regional wanderwort, ultimately from Arabic دَرَاهِم (darāhim, “dirhams”); cognates include Tswana talama (“button”), Chichewa ndalama (“money”), and Tsonga ndzalama (“gem”).

Noun

ndaramá class 9 (plural ndaramá class 10)

precious metal, (especially) gold

See also

goridhe

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