kĩongo
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /keɔ̀ᵑɡɔ̌/
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.
- (Kiambu)
- (Limuru) 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
kĩongo class 7 (plural ciongo)[2]
- skull[2]
- head
- Kanua kendagia kĩongo. - A mouth sells a head.
Derived terms
(Proverbs)
- kĩongo kĩenjagwo mwene oiga
- kĩongo kĩenjithagio nĩ mwene
See also
- tombo, mũtwe
References
- 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.
- “kĩongo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 360. Oxford: Clarendon Press.