kĩĩhindiĩ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keehiⁿdie/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9.

Noun

kĩĩhindiĩ class 7 (plural ciĩhindiĩ)

  1. swimming underwater, diving
    gwĩka kĩĩhindiĩ[3] - to dive in and swim

References

  1. Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75123.
  2. Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190231.
  3. ĩhindiĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 196. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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