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mũcura

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Kikuyu

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Etymology

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From the verb gũcura.[1]

Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.

Noun

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mũcura class 3 (plural mĩcura)

  1. singed food found on the bottom of a pot[1]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “mũcura” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 75. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.
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