hwaĩ

See also: hwai

Kikuyu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hwà.éꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Noun

hwaĩ class 14 (plural mahwaĩ)[1]

  1. last evening[1]
    hwaĩ-inĩ - in the evening[1]

Derived terms

(Nouns)

  • kahwaĩ-inĩ class 12
  • kĩhwaĩ-inĩ class 7

References
  1. “hwaĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 181. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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