mũhũmũ

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

mũhũũmũ

Etymology

From the verb kũhũma.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mòhóːmò(ꜜ)/

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

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a disyllabic stem, together with gĩcũhĩ, njũi, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) IPA^(key): /mòhòːmó/

As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on.^[2]

(Ndia) IPA^(key): /mòhòːmǒ/

The same underlying pattern as that of kĩboko.^[3]

Noun

mũhũmũ class 3 (plural mĩhũmũ)

(chiefly in plural) respiration^[1]
(chiefly in plural) deep-breathing^[1]
(chiefly in plural) panting^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 “(mũ-)mĩhũmũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 176. 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.
^ 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.

[tgb-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 “(mũ-)mĩhũmũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 176. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[yy1981-2] 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.

[rk1982-3] 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.

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