rũgongo
Kikuyu
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.
- (Kiambu)
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.[1]
Noun
[edit]rũgongo class 11 (plural ng'ongo) (diminutive kagongo)
- ridge of land[2]
- upper part of slope[2]
- region forming a community whose borders are two rivers or valleys[2]
- north or south
- Amerika ya Mũhuro, Amerika ya Rũgongo[3] ― North and South America
Related terms
[edit](Nouns)
- mũgongo class 3
See also
[edit]- (upper part of slope): igũrũ
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 “rũgongo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 117. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Gatua wa Mbugwa (2003). "The impact of biointensive cropping on yields and nutrient contents of collard greens in Kenya," p. 154.