gĩcigĩrĩra

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣèɕìɣéɾèɾáꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 5 with a tetrasyllabic stem, together with kĩgorogoru, kĩĩhutaatĩ, and so on.^[1]

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩtumumu, mindira, ngũngũni, and so on.^[2]

Noun

gĩcigĩrĩra class 7 (plural icigĩrĩra)

island

References

^ “gĩcigĩrĩra” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 58. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ 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.

[1] “gĩcigĩrĩra” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 58. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[yy1981-2] 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.

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