mũtũma

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mòtóːmǎꜜ/

The first ũ of the stem is pronounced long.^[1]

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as mũtũũma, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including buubu, gĩthitũ, itũũra (pl. matũũra), kĩratũ, mũbira, mwera,nyanya (“tomato”), thani, thimbũ, and so on.^[2]

Noun

mũtũma class 3 (plural mĩtũma)

rifle^[1]
shot-gun^[1]

Related terms

(Nouns)

ndũ(ũ)ma class 9/10
itũma class 5

See also

mũcinga

References

1 2 3 “mũtũma” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 478. 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.

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