ũhere

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /òhɛ̀rɛ̀(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) IPA^(key): /òhɛ̀rɛ̌/

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.^[1]

Noun

ũhere class 14

scabies^[2]^[1]
Hypernym: ndwari^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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.
^ “ũhere” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 148. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. II, pp. 905, 921. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN

[yy1981-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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] “ũhere” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 148. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[lsbl-3] Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. II, pp. 905, 921. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN

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