Kamau

See also: kamau

English

Proper noun

Kamau (plural Kamaus)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Kamau is the 17992^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1552 individuals. Kamau is most common among Black/African American (88.53%) individuals.

Anagrams

akuma, Makua, mauka

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kà.mà.úꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mbori class which includes mbũri, ikinya (pl. makinya), itimũ, kĩhaato, maguta, mbembe, mũgeka, mũrata, nyaga, ũhoro, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ, etc.^[1] Clements (1984) classifies this term into “HL class” corresponding to Armstrong's mbori class and Benson's disyllabic 3, together with mũgeka, mũrata, and mwana.^[2]

Proper noun

Kamau

a male given name

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

Kamau mwerũ nĩ airaga

Related terms

(Nouns)

kamau

References

^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
^ Clements, George N. (1984). "Principles of tone assignment in Kikuyu." In Clements, G.N. and J.A. Goldsmith (eds.) Autosegmental studies in Bantu tone, pp. 281–339. Dordrecht: Mouton de Gruyter; Foris Publications. →ISBN

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Kikuyu Kamau.

Proper noun

Kamau

a male given name from Kikuyu

[lea1940-1] Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

[2] Clements, George N. (1984). "Principles of tone assignment in Kikuyu." In Clements, G.N. and J.A. Goldsmith (eds.) Autosegmental studies in Bantu tone, pp. 281–339. Dordrecht: Mouton de Gruyter; Foris Publications. →ISBN

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