mũrũngũru

• morunguru[1], mũrũngũrũ

• IPA^(key): /mòɾòᵑɡóɾú/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩhengere, kĩariũngũ, and so on.

mũrũngũru class 3 (plural mĩrũngũru)

1. slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus, syn. Galerella sanguinea)
2. weasel[2][3]
3. serval (cat)[4] (Leptailurus serval)

• (slender mongoose): One of the translations Benson (1964) employs is black mongoose, but the species Herpestes flavescens（syn. Galerella flavescens）is found only in Angola and Namibia.[5]
• (weasel): Benson (1964) and Barlow (1975) employ the term weasel and in Kenya, where Kikuyu people live, the following native species belonging to the family Mustelidae are found: African clawless otter (Aonyx capensis), spot-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis, syn. Lutra maculicollis), zorilla (Ictonyx striatus), honey badger (Mellivora capensis), and African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha).[6] Kingdon (1977) shows Kikuyu names for all these species, except for A. capensis: Njimbiri for H. maculicollis, Njoire for I. striatus, Nthegere for M. capensis, and Wakaruri for P. albinucha.

(Proverbs)

• mũrũngũru wa njamba ũguĩmaga na ime
• mũrũngũru wa njamba ũmaathaga na ime
• mũrũngũru wa njamba ũtahaga na ime
• mũrũngũru wa njamba ũtegaga na ime
• mũrũngũru wa njamba ũũragaga na ime

• (slender mongoose): kĩihũ
• (serval): kĩbaũ, kĩrũũmi