nguru

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋuɻu/

Pronoun

nguru

1. he
2. she

References

• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Igbo

Alternative forms

• ngwuru

Noun

ǹguru

1. residential (walled) compound
2. central area of settlement

   Coordinate term: ama

3. kindred, family circle

Further reading

• Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “nguru”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 107

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records ngūrru as an equivalent of English tortoise in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nguu as its equivalent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡùɾúꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mbori class which includes mbũri, ikinya (pl. makinya), itimũ, kĩhaato, maguta, mbembe, mũgeka, mũrata, nyaga, ũhoro, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ, Kamau (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.

Noun

nguru class 9/10 (plural nguru)

1. tortoise

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

nguru (n class, plural nguru)

1. kingfish, king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)