kĩgokora

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records kiokora (pl. iokora) as an equivalent of English elbow in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kikokoa (pl. ikokoa) as its equivalent.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kèɣɔ̀(ː)kɔ́ːɾà(ꜜ)/

According to Benson (1964), the first o is both short and long, but the second o must be pronounced long. As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.^[2]

(Kiambu) IPA^(key): /kèɣɔ̀kɔ́ːɾà(ꜜ)/

As kĩgokoora, Yukawa (1981, 1985) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũberethi, mũthamaki, thabina, njogoo, Mũthũngũ, mũthanga, rĩithori (pl. maithori), mũcemanio, kĩroruha, ndagitari, and so on.^[3]^[4]

(Murang'a) IPA^(key): /kèɣɔ̀ːkɔ́ːɾà/

The same underlying pattern as that of gĩkorora.^[5]

Noun

kĩgokora class 7 (plural igokora)

elbow

Holonyms

mwĩrĩ^[6]
- guoko^[6]

References

^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp. 20–21. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
^ “kĩgokora” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 116. 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.
^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.
^ Kagaya, Ryohei (1982). "Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns in Three Dialects: Murang'a, Nyeri and Ndia." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 24, 1–42.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Gathara, Janeesther Wanjiru (2015). A cognitive approach to Gikuyu polysemy, pp. 23–24.

[hh1904-1] Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp. 20–21. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

[2] “kĩgokora” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 116. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[yy1981-3] 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.

[yy1985-4] Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.

[rk1982-5] Kagaya, Ryohei (1982). "Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns in Three Dialects: Murang'a, Nyeri and Ndia." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 24, 1–42.

[jwg2015-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Gathara, Janeesther Wanjiru (2015). A cognitive approach to Gikuyu polysemy, pp. 23–24.

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