Kĩmani
See also: Kimani
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kèmàníꜜ/
- 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.[1] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
Proper noun
Kĩmani
- A male given name.
References
- Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
- “kĩmani” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 252. Oxford: Clarendon Press.