mwera
See also: Mwera
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moɛ́ɾǎꜜ/
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.
- (Kiambu) Yukawa (1981, 1985) classifies this term into a group including mũcura, thani, kagogo, kĩĩgamba, kĩĩhindiĩ, and so on.[1][2]
Noun
mwera class 3 (plural mĩera)
- hen[3]
- Hypernym: ngũkũ
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.
- Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.
- Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 10, 33.
- “mwera” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 93. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Swahili
Noun
mwera (needs class)
- hen (female bird)
This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at hen. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see mwera in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2009