thaburia

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

thuburia

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ðàβúɾiǎꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 10 with a trisyllabic stem, together with gĩting'ũri, ndigithũ, kĩĩgunyĩ, and so on.

(Kiambu) IPA^(key): /ðàβúɾiáꜜ/[3][4]

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including biribiri, cibũ (“chief”), gĩkabũ (pl. ikabũ), gĩtara, ithanwa, ithandũkũ, kĩng'aurũ, mũthigari, mũthũ, mwatũka, mbũkũ, ndigithũ, njata, rũbutu (pl. mbutu), and so on.[4]

Noun

thaburia class 9/10 (plural thaburia)

metal cooking pot, saucepan

References

“thaburia” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 486. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Mugane, John M. (2015). The Story of Swahili, p. 55. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press.
Kagaya, Ryohei (1981). "An Analysis of Tonal Classification of Noun in the Kabete Dialect of Kikuyu", pp. 7, 9. In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22.
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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[1] “thaburia” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 486. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[2] Mugane, John M. (2015). The Story of Swahili, p. 55. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press.

[3] Kagaya, Ryohei (1981). "An Analysis of Tonal Classification of Noun in the Kabete Dialect of Kikuyu", pp. 7, 9. In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22.

[yy1981-4] 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.