mũrarĩ

See also: murari

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mòɾàɾè(ꜜ)/

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

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) IPA^(key): /mòɾáɾè(ꜜ)/, (preceded by nĩ) IPA^(key): [né móɾˈˈˈàˈˈˈɾè]^[1]

As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.^[1]

Noun

mũrarĩ class 3 (plural mĩrarĩ)

thatch blackened with soot or tar^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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.
^ Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, p. 234.

Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 372. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[yy1981-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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.

[arb1960-2] Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, p. 234.

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