-rĩ
See also: ri and -ri
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾe/
Verb
-rĩ
- (in present or past tense) to be[1]
- (with na) to have[1]
Derived terms
(Proverbs)
- gatinyinyiraga gatarĩ gakunye
- gũtirĩ mũrĩo ũtainagia gũtũ
- gũtirĩ nyoni njega mwere-inĩ
- haaro nĩ ya mũka ũrĩ ihĩĩ
- ĩrĩ gũkũra ĩrĩagwo iguku nĩ aka
- ĩrĩ ngumo nĩ ĩrĩ mũrahi
- mũndũ mũgo wa gwĩthokia ndarĩ rũa
- mũrimũ ndũrĩ hinya ũgĩtonya mwĩrĩ ta ũkiuma
- mũruithia arũme aarĩ kĩhĩĩ
- rũrĩ itara rũthekaga rũrĩ riko
- thĩna ndũrĩ mĩri
- ũrĩ ithe ndaringagwo ya ngoro
References
- “-rĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 394. Oxford: Clarendon Press.