Kamau

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English

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Proper noun

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Kamau (plural Kamaus)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kamau is the 17992nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1552 individuals. Kamau is most common among Black/African American (88.53%) individuals.

Anagrams

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Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mbori class which includes mbũri, ikinya (pl. makinya), itimũ, kĩhaato, maguta, mbembe, mũgeka, mũrata, nyaga, ũhoro, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ, etc.[1] Clements (1984) classifies this term into “HL class” corresponding to Armstrong's mbori class and Benson's disyllabic 3, together with mũgeka, mũrata, and mwana.[2]

Proper noun

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Kamau

  1. a male given name

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  2. ^ Clements, George N. (1984). "Principles of tone assignment in Kikuyu." In Clements, G.N. and J.A. Goldsmith (eds.) Autosegmental studies in Bantu tone, pp. 281–339. Dordrecht: Mouton de Gruyter; Foris Publications. →ISBN

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Kikuyu Kamau.

Proper noun

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Kamau

  1. a male given name from Kikuyu