Kariũki

See also: Kariuki

Kikuyu

Etymology

From kũriũka (“to be resurrected”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kà.ɾiò.kǐꜜ/^[2]^[3]

As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ɲamo class which includes nyamũ, gũtũ, guka, mũguĩ, mũgwacĩ, mũtwe, rũkũ, ũta, taata (“my aunt”), etc.^[4]

Proper noun

Kariũki

a male given name; as a nickname,^[5] given to a baby if his immediate older brother has been dead earlier.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Wanjui, Joseph Barrage (2009). My Native Roots: A Family Story. Nairobi: University of Nairobi Press. →ISBN
^ Clements, George N. (1984). "Principles of tone assignment in Kikuyu", p. 288. In Clements, G.N. and J.A. Goldsmith (eds.) Autosegmental studies in Bantu tone, pp. 281–339. Dordrecht: Mouton de Gruyter; Foris Publications. →ISBN
^ Ford, K. C. (1975). "The Tones of Nouns in Kikuyu", p. 51. In Studies in African Linguistics, Volume 6, Number 1, pp. 49–64.
^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
^ Nganga, Nobuko and Peter S. Nganga (2013). "The Kinship System and Rule for Naming Children in Kikuyu People of Kenya", p. 32. 長崎大学教育学部社会科学論叢, 75, pp.25-33.

[jbw2009-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Wanjui, Joseph Barrage (2009). My Native Roots: A Family Story. Nairobi: University of Nairobi Press. →ISBN

[2] Clements, George N. (1984). "Principles of tone assignment in Kikuyu", p. 288. In Clements, G.N. and J.A. Goldsmith (eds.) Autosegmental studies in Bantu tone, pp. 281–339. Dordrecht: Mouton de Gruyter; Foris Publications. →ISBN

[3] Ford, K. C. (1975). "The Tones of Nouns in Kikuyu", p. 51. In Studies in African Linguistics, Volume 6, Number 1, pp. 49–64.

[lea1940-4] Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

[5] Nganga, Nobuko and Peter S. Nganga (2013). "The Kinship System and Rule for Naming Children in Kikuyu People of Kenya", p. 32. 長崎大学教育学部社会科学論叢, 75, pp.25-33.

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