kĩrĩndĩ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kèɾèⁿdě/

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

kĩrĩndĩ class 7 (plural irĩndĩ)

1. people, populace

See also

• gĩcanjama, mũingĩ, gĩkundi, mbũtũ, mũngĩkĩ, rũru