ĩrĩ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "iri"

Kikuyu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀dɪ́, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-bàdɪ́.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɾe/

Numeral

-ĩrĩ

  1. two

Inflection

Agreement of ĩrĩ
plural
class 2 erĩ
class 4 ĩĩrĩ
class 6 merĩ
class 8 igĩrĩ
class 10 igĩrĩ
class 13 twĩrĩ

Derived terms

Proverbs
  • aka erĩ nĩ nyũngũ igĩrĩ cia ũrogi
  • thegere igĩrĩ itiremagwo nĩ mwatũ

References

  • “-gĩrĩ”, "-ĩrĩ" in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, pp. 115, 200. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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