kĩrũũmi

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

kĩrũmi,^[1] kiruumi, kîrũũmi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kèɾòːmǐ/, /kèɾòːmìꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mote class which includes mũtĩ, gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), gĩthaka, kĩnya, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrũthi, njagĩ, njohi, nyũmba, etc.^[2] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on. Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.^[3] Clements (1984) classifies this term into “LH class” corresponding to Armstrong's mote class and – contrary to what he has actually sorted into – Benson's disyllabic 2, together with mũgate.^[4]

Noun

kĩrũũmi class 7 (plural irũũmi)

serval (cat)^[1]^[5]^[6] (Leptailurus serval)
cheetah^[2]^[4]^[3] (Acinonyx jubatus)

Synonyms

(serval): mũrungũru;^[7] (Northern) kĩbaũ^[5]
(cheetah): kibau,^[8] nginaraco,^[9] nginaracũ,^[10] nginyaraca,^[10] kanyũtũ^[11]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, p. 257.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 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.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Clements, George N. (1984). "Principles of tone assignment in Kikuyu." In Clements, G.N. and J.A. Goldsmith (eds.) Autosegmental studies in Bantu tone, pp. 281–339. Dordrecht: Mouton de Gruyter; Foris Publications. →ISBN
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 “kĩrũũmi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 422. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. I, p. 449. →ISBN
^ Stevenson, Marion S. (1927). "Specimens of Kikuyu Proverbs," p. 241. In Festschrift Meinhof: Sprachwissenschaftliche und andere Studien, pp. 241–246. Hamburg: Kommissionverlag von L. Friederichsen & Co.
^ Kingdon, Jonathan (1977). East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, Volume III Part A (Carnivores), p. 396. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. →ISBN
^ "cheetah" in Barlow, A. Ruffell (1975). English-Kikuyu dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Benson (1964), op. cit..
^ Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 9.

[arb1960-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, p. 257.

[lea1940-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

[yy1981-3] 3.0 ^3.1 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.

[gnc1984-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Clements, George N. (1984). "Principles of tone assignment in Kikuyu." In Clements, G.N. and J.A. Goldsmith (eds.) Autosegmental studies in Bantu tone, pp. 281–339. Dordrecht: Mouton de Gruyter; Foris Publications. →ISBN

[tgb1964_r-5] 5.0 ^5.1 “kĩrũũmi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 422. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[6] Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. I, p. 449. →ISBN

[7] Stevenson, Marion S. (1927). "Specimens of Kikuyu Proverbs," p. 241. In Festschrift Meinhof: Sprachwissenschaftliche und andere Studien, pp. 241–246. Hamburg: Kommissionverlag von L. Friederichsen & Co.

[8] Kingdon, Jonathan (1977). East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, Volume III Part A (Carnivores), p. 396. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. →ISBN

[bb1975-9] "cheetah" in Barlow, A. Ruffell (1975). English-Kikuyu dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[tgb1964-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Benson (1964), op. cit..

[11] Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 9.

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