rũcinĩ
Kikuyu
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- According to Armstrong (1940), only i is a long vowel, while Benson (1964) claims that ũ and i are pronounced long.
- As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ðiimbo class which includes thimbũ, thani, gĩthitũ, itũũra (pl. matũũra), kĩratũ, mũbira, mwatũka, etc.[1] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.
Noun
[edit]rũcinĩ class 11
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
- “rũcinĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 59. Oxford: Clarendon Press.