mwarĩ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mwà(ː)ɾě/, /moàɾě/

Armstrong (1940) claims that this a is pronounced long.

As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mote class which includes mũtĩ, gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), gĩthaka, kĩnya, kĩrũũmi, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrũthi, njagĩ, njohi, nyũmba, etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as mũarĩ, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.

Noun

mwarĩ class 1 (plural aarĩ)

1. daughter

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• mwarĩ mwega ahĩtũkĩra thome wa ngĩa
• mwarĩ mwerũ ndaragũragĩrwo
• mwarĩ mwerũ nĩ magambo

See also

• kairĩtu
• karĩgũ, kĩrĩgũ, mũirĩtu

References

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