Kikuyu
Gĩgĩkũyũ
Kikuyu is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Kenya, by about 6.6 million people.
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Kikuyu or Gikuyu (Gikuyu: Gĩkũyũ [ɣekòjó]) (also known as Gĩgĩkũyũ) is a Bantu language spoken by the Gĩkũyũ (Agĩkũyũ) of Kenya. Kikuyu is mainly spoken in the area encompassing the former Central Province (between Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Kiambu, Murang'a and Nyahururu) and surrounding areas like Nairobi, Nakuru and Laikipia. The Kikuyu people traditionally identify their ancestral lands by the surrounding mountain ranges in Central Kenya, including Mount Kenya, which they call Kĩrĩmanyaga and the Aberdare Range.
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Words in Kikuyu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| child | mwana | |
| woman | mũtumia | |
| person | mũndũ | |
| name | rĩĩtwa | |
| friend | mũrata | |
| eye | riitho | |
| ear | gũtũ | |
| tooth | igego | |
| hand | guoko | |
| head | kĩongo | |
| blood | thakame | |
| knee | iru | |
| water | maĩ | |
| fire | mwaki | |
| sun | riũa | |
| moon | mweri | |
| star | njata | |
| rain | mbura | |
| leaf | ithangũ | |
| fish | thamaki | |
| snake | nyoka | |
| ten | ikũmi | |
| I | nĩ | |
| we | ithuĩ | |
| who | nũũ | |
| what | atĩa | |
| eat | kũrĩa | |
| come | ũka | |
| salt | cumbĩ | |
| rice | mũceere |
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