ikũmi

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See also: Ikumi and ikumi

Kikuyu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *ìkʊ́mì.

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]

ikũmi class 5 (plural makũmi)

  1. ten[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ikũmi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 243. Oxford: Clarendon Press.