ndarama

Kikuyu

Etymology

Borrowed from English drum.

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.

Noun

ndarama class 9/10 (plural ndarama)

1. drum

See also

• kĩhembe

References

• “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)

1. precious metal, (especially) gold

See also

• goridhe