hwaĩ

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Kikuyu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Noun[edit]

hwaĩ class 14 (plural mahwaĩ)[1]

  1. last evening[1]
    hwaĩ-inĩ - in the evening[1]

Derived terms[edit]

(Nouns)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “hwaĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 181. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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