wakarurĩ

Kikuyu

wakarurĩ (Poecilogale albinucha)

Alternative forms

• wakaruri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wakaɾuɾe/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1. This is, however, a matter of a term ngarurĩ.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) IPA^(key): /wàːkàɾòɾèꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, as waakarũrĩ, 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.

Noun

wakarurĩ

1. African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha)

Usage notes

Although Benson (1964) translates ngarurĩ as skunk, no native species of Mephitidae is found in Kenya, where Kikuyu people live.

See also

• njoirĩ, thegere