nyenje
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲɛ̀.ᶮdʑɛ́/
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.
- (Kiambu) Yukawa (1981, 1985) classifies this term into a group including kĩng'ang'i, mũthũa, mũrũarũ, icembe, mũhikania, and so on.[1][2]
Noun
nyenje class 9/10 (plural nyenje)
Derived terms
(Proverbs)
- nyenje ĩ(r)ĩ gũtũ ĩhũ(ũ)gagia mwene
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.
- ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.
- “nyenje” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 344. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
nyenje class IX (plural nyenje class X)