kĩroruha

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kèɾɔ̀ːɾúhà(ꜜ)/

This o is pronounced long.[1]

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

(Kiambu) Yukawa (1981, 1985) classifies the term kĩrooruha into a group including gĩcũhĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũberethi, mũthamaki, thabina, njogoo, Mũthũngũ, mũthanga, rĩithori (pl. maithori), mũcemanio, kĩgokora, ndagitari, and so on.[2][3]

Noun

kĩroruha class 7 (plural iroruha)

callosity, callus[1][2]
corn (on the skin)[1][2]

References

“kĩhoruha” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 165. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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.
Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.

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[tgb1964-1] “kĩhoruha” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 165. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[yy1981-2] 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.

[yy1985-3] Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.

kĩroruha

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

Noun

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