Gĩkũyũ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣèkòjóꜜ/
• As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Proper noun

Gĩkũyũ

1. (collective) Kikuyu people
2. Kikuyu language

   Synonym: Gĩgĩkũyũ

   kwaria Gĩkũyũ ― to speak Kikuyu

Related terms

(Proper nouns)

• (individual) Mũgĩkũyũ class 1

Descendants

• → English: Kikuyu

Further reading

• “Gĩkũyũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 249. Oxford: Clarendon Press.