inanathi

inanathi

Kikuyu

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili mnanasi.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ìnànáːðì(ꜜ)/

The penultimate a is pronounced long.[1]

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.[2]

Noun

inanathi class 5 (plural mananathi)

1. pineapple

   Synonym: rĩinabu

References

1. “inanathi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 279. 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.