njũragano
Kikuyu
Alternative forms
- mbũragano
Etymology
Derived from kũũraga (“to kill”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ᶮd͡ʑòɾáɣànɔ̀ꜜ/
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a tetrasyllabic stem, together with gĩeterero, and so on.
Noun
njũragano class 9/10 (plural njũragano)
- slaughter (of people)[1]
- killing of one another[1]
Related terms
(Verbs)
- kũũragana
References
- “kĩũragano” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 557. Oxford: Clarendon Press.