kĩganda

kĩganda

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kèɣàⁿdà(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

• (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) IPA^(key): /kèɣàⁿdǎ/

As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.[1]

Noun

kĩganda class 7 (plural iganda)

1. factory, workshop[2][1]
2. blacksmith's or wiredrawer's shed or working hut; forge[2]

   Synonym: iturĩro

3. temporary hut for initiates[2]

   Synonym: gĩthũnũ

References

1. 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.
2. “kĩganda” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 101. Oxford: Clarendon Press.