kanyoni

Kikuyu

Etymology

ka- (“diminutive”) +‎ nyoni (“bird”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kàɲɔ̀nì(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

Noun

kanyoni class 12 (plural tũnyoni)

1. small bird, birdlet

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• kanyoni-ka-nja class 12

(Proverbs)

• njĩrirũo nĩ kanyoni gakwa

References

• “kanyoni” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 349. Oxford: Clarendon Press.