ndereti

Kikuyu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ⁿdɛ̀ːɾɛ̀ːtíꜜ/, /ⁿdɛ̀ːɾɛ́tíꜜ/
Armstrong (1940) claims that both e are pronounced long,[1] while Benson (1964) only the first one is.[2]
As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mbori class which includes mbũri, ikinya (pl. makinya), itimũ, kĩhaato, maguta, mbembe, mũgeka, mũrata, nyaga, ũhoro, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ, Kamau (“man's name”), etc.[1] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩng'aurũ, mbahaca, mwarimũ, and so on.

Noun

ndereti class 9/10 (plural ndereti)

  1. conversation

See also

References
  1. Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  2. “ndereti” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 292. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.