mũguongo

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

mũgwongo[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mòɣuɔ̀ᵑɡɔ́ꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) IPA^(key): /mòɣuɔ̀ᵑɡɔ́/

As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on.[2]

Noun

mũguongo class 3 (plural mĩguongo)

elephant's tusk, ivory

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

njogu ndĩremagwo nĩ mũguongo wayo

References

Cagnolo, C. and Hilary Wambũgũ and James Mwangi Ngarariga and Peter Mũriĩthi Kariũki (2006). The Agĩkũyũ: Their customs, traditions, and folklore, p. 211. Wisdom Graphics Place.
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.

“mũguongo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 124. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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[1] Cagnolo, C. and Hilary Wambũgũ and James Mwangi Ngarariga and Peter Mũriĩthi Kariũki (2006). The Agĩkũyũ: Their customs, traditions, and folklore, p. 211. Wisdom Graphics Place.

[yy1981-2] 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.