ndururumo

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

  • ndurumo

Etymology

From kũruruma (to thunder).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ⁿdùɾùɾùmɔ̀ꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a tetrasyllabic stem.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

ndururumo class 9/10 (plural ndururumo)

  1. waterfall

References

  1. “ndururumo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 300. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  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, 75123.
  • Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 17.
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