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kĩĩhindiĩ

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Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9.

Noun

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kĩĩhindiĩ class 7 (plural ciĩhindiĩ)

  1. swimming underwater, diving
    gwĩka kĩĩhindiĩ[3] - to dive in and swim

References

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  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. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.
  3. ^ “kĩĩhindiĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 196. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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