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mũringathinga

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Kikuyu

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mũringathinga

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mòɾìᵑɡáðìŋɡáꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 5 with a tetrasyllabic stem, together with kĩgorogoru, kĩĩhutaatĩ, and so on.

Noun

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mũringathinga class 3 (plural mĩringathinga)

  1. Mussaenda microdonta subsp. odorata (syn. M. odorata[2]); tree or shrub of the family Rubiaceae
    Synonym: mũrema-mũthũa

References

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  1. ^ Dale, Ivan R., Greenway, P. J. (1961) Kenya Trees and Shrubs[1], Nairobi: Buchanan's Kenya Estates and Hatchards, page 451
  2. ^ ringathinga” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 389. Oxford: Clarendon Press.