rũraacio

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

rũracio

Etymology

Derived from kũraacia (“to pay bridewealth”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾòɾàːɕiɔ̀ꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.[2]

Noun

rũraacio class 11 (plural ndaacio)

bride price, bridewealth; cows, sheep, goats, cash, mead, etc. paid continuously by a groom to his father-in-law.

References

“rũraacio” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 364. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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.

Parkin, David (1978). The Cultural Definition of Political Response: Lineal Destiny Among the Luo, p. 251. London and New York: Academic Press.

[1] “rũraacio” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 364. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[yy1981-2] 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.

单词	rũraacio
释义	rũraacio Kikuyu Alternative forms rũracio Etymology Derived from kũraacia (“to pay bridewealth”).[1] Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ɾòɾàːɕiɔ̀ꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.[2] Noun rũraacio class 11 (plural ndaacio) bride price, bridewealth; cows, sheep, goats, cash, mead, etc. paid continuously by a groom to his father-in-law. See also ngurario References “rũraacio” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 364. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 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. Parkin, David (1978). The Cultural Definition of Political Response: Lineal Destiny Among the Luo, p. 251. London and New York: Academic Press.
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