thirikari

Kikuyu

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili serikali.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ðiɾikaːɾi/
This a is pronounced long.[1]
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a tetrasyllabic stem.

Noun

thirikari class 9/10 (plural thirikari)

  1. government
    thirikari nene - central government[1] (lit. great government)
    thirikari nini - local government (lit. small government)

References
  1. “thirikari” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 516. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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