mũgoma
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a disyllabic stem, together with gĩcũhĩ, njũi, 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), mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.[1]
- (Ndia) IPA(key): /mòɣɔ́mǎ/
- The same underlying pattern as that of rũbutu and gĩtara.[2]
- (Nyeri) IPA(key): /mòɣɔ́mǎ/
- The same underlying pattern as that of mũgathĩ.[2]
Noun
mũgoma class 3 (plural mĩgoma)
- female (of animal, but except for sheep)[3]
Antonyms
- njamba[3]
See also
- mwatĩ; mũka, mũtumia
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.
- Kagaya, Ryohei (1982). "Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns in Three Dialects: Murang'a, Nyeri and Ndia." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 24, 1–42.
- Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, pp. 100, 233.
- “mũgoma” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.