gĩkundi

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣèkùⁿdǐ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, 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

gĩkundi class 7 (plural ikundi)

1. group, assembly, collection

See also

• gĩcanjama, mũingĩ, mbũtũ, mũngĩkĩ, kĩrĩndĩ, rũru

References

• “gĩkundi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 236. Oxford: Clarendon Press.