gĩtumumu

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Kikuyu

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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The penultimate u is pronounced long.[1]

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a trisyllabic stem, together with ngũngũni, batĩrĩ, and so on.

  • (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) IPA(key): /ɣetúmùːmúꜜ/
As for Tonal Class,  Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcigĩrĩra, mindira, ngũngũni, and so on.[2]
  • (Murang'a) IPA(key): /ɣétúmùːmúꜜ/
The same underlying pattern as that of nyamĩndigi.[4]
  • (Nyeri) IPA(key): /ɣètúmùːmúꜜ/
The same underlying pattern as that of mũnyongoro.[4]

Noun

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gĩtumumu class 7 (plural atumumu)

  1. (derogatory)[5] blind person
    Synonyms: mũtumumu, ndumumu

See also

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References

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  1. ^ tumumu” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kagaya, Ryohei (1982). "Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns in Three Dialects: Murang'a, Nyeri and Ndia." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 24, 1–42.
  5. ^ wa-Mungai, Mbugua (2009). ""For I name thee…": Disability Onomastics in Kenyan Folklore and Popular Music." Disability Studies Quarterly: the first journal in the field of disability studies 4(29). →ISSN