kĩongo

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /keɔ̀ᵑɡɔ̌/

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, 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]

Audio: (file)

Noun

kĩongo class 7 (plural ciongo)^[2]

skull^[2]
head
Kanua kendagia kĩongo. - A mouth sells a head.

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

kĩongo kĩenjagwo mwene oiga
kĩongo kĩenjithagio nĩ mwene

See also

tombo, mũtwe

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.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 “kĩongo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 360. Oxford: Clarendon Press.