ngemi

Kikuyu

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.^[1]

ngemi class 9/10 (plural ngemi)

ululation made by women as an expression of joy^[2]
Ngemi ciumaga na mũciĩ. - Ululations come out from home.

(Proverbs)

↑ 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.
↑ “ngemi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 307. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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