ihĩndu

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Kikuyu

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ihĩndu

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ihĩndu class 5 (plural mahĩndu)

  1. Abyssinian banana, ensete (Ensete ventricosum, syn. E. edule[1])
    icoya rĩa ihĩndu[2] ― an ensete leaf

Meronyms

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References

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  1. ^ “ihĩndu” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 157. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ Kenyatta, Jomo (1966) Naushangilia mlima wa Kenya‎[1], Nairobi: East African Publishing House, page 208
  3. ^ Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, p. 1352. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN
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