njĩmbĩrĩ

njĩmbĩrĩ

Kikuyu

njĩmbĩrĩ (Hydrictis maculicollis)

Alternative forms

• ngĩmbĩrĩ, njimbiri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᶮdʑèᵐbéɾé/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩhengere, kĩariũngũ, and so on.

Noun

njĩmbĩrĩ class 9/10

1. otter,[1] especially spot-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis, syn. Lutra maculicollis[2])

References

1. “ngĩmbĩrĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 310. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
2. Kingdon, Jonathan (1977). East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, Volume III Part A (Carnivores), p. 110. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. →ISBN