igoko

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ìɣɔ̀kɔ́(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ŋgoko class which includes ngũkũ, hiti, icembe, ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), kĩng'ang'i, maitũ (“my mother”), mbogo, mũkanda, mũthĩgi, nduka, ngingo, rũthanju, Wambũgũ (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) IPA^(key): /ìɣɔ̀kɔ́/

As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on.

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Noun

igoko class 5 (plural magoko)

1. bark of tree

   Synonym: ikoni

References

• “igoko” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.