hwaĩ-inĩ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • (Murang'a) IPA(key): /hoà.íː.něꜜ/[1]
  • (Ndia) IPA(key): /hwà.eí.něꜜ/[1]
  • (Nyeri) IPA(key): /hoà.íː.ně/
    The same underlying pattern as that of kĩĩgunyĩ.[1]

Adverb

hwaĩ-inĩ

  1. in the evening[2]

(Nouns)

  • kahwaĩ-inĩ class 12
  • kĩhwaĩ-inĩ class 7

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kagaya, Ryohei (1982) “Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns in Three Dialects: Murang'a, Nyeri and Ndia”, in Journal of Asian and African Studies‎[1], number 24, pages 1–42
  2. ^ “hwaĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 181. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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