rũbũa

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾòβòwǎ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.

(Kiambu)
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as rũbũũa, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.[1]

Noun

rũbũa class 11 (plural mbũa)

flaky solder[2]
bee's sting left in skin[2]
peel of sugar-cane chipped off before eating[2]

See also

(flaky solder) ngocorai

References

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.
“rũbũa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 38. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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