ndundu

Kikuyu

FWOTD – 12 June 2023

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿduⁿdu/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.

Noun

ndundu class 9 (plural ndundu)

1. secret talk, secret agreement

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• andũ matarĩ ndundu mahũragwo na njũgũma ĩmwe

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿdùⁿdú/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on.

Noun

ndundu class 9/10 (plural ndundu)

1. owl

References

• “ndundu” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 299. Oxford: Clarendon Press.