haica

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haiɕa/

Verb

haica (infinitive kũhaica)

  1. to mount, to climb, to ride
    • Ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe. - A young bull mounts a cow from her head.[1]

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

  • tiga kuonia ngarĩ kũhaica mũtĩ

See also

References

  1. ^ Wanjohi, G. J. (2001). Under One Roof: Gĩkũyũ Proverbs Consolidated, p. 102. Paulines Publications Africa.
  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 361. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
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