mbarathi

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

mbaraathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili farasi[1], from Arabic فَرَس‎‎ (faras)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᵐbàɾá(ː)ðì(ꜜ)/

The second a is pronounced both short and long.[1]

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.[2]

Noun

mbarathi class 9/10 (plural mbarathi)

horse

References

“mbarathi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. 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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[tgb1964-1] “mbarathi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. 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.