ngi

See also: NGI and ngi-

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records ingi and ingishi as equivalents of English fly in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba ingi, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba inji, and Swahili inzi (pl. mainzi) as their equivalents[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ᵑɡi/

Noun

ngi class 9/10 (plural ngi)

  1. fly (insect)

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

  • ngi ĩrathagwo ũigana mũkiha ũrĩa ĩrĩ naguo
  • ngi ndĩhoyagwo thakame

See also

References
  1. Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp. 24–25. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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