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ndirica

Kikuyu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swahili dirisha.[1]

Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 5 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩboboto, ndaraca, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

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ndirica class 9/10 (plural ndirica) or (plural matirica)[1]

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “ndirica” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  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.
  • Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 12, 34.
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