kĩihũ

Kikuyu

Alternative forms
  • kiihu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /keiho/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 5 with a disyllabic stem, together with njege, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including kĩgongona, njege, and so on.[1]

Noun

kĩihũ class 7 (plural ciihũ)

  1. mongoose, especially white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda)[2]
    Synonym: mũihũ

See also

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, 75–123.
  2. Kingdon, Jonathan (1977). East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, Volume III Part A (Carnivores), p. 232. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. →ISBN
  • “kĩihũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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