"menya" meaning in Kikuyu

See menya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /mɛɲa/ Forms: kũmenya [infinitive]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kumenya as an equivalent of English know in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kumanya as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|kumanya}} Kamba kumanya Head templates: {{head|ki|verb|infinitive|kũmenya}} menya (infinitive kũmenya)
  1. to know Synonyms: ũĩ Derived forms: kũmenyera, gĩtoĩ kĩmenyaga kĩerwo, mũciĩ ũmenyagwo nĩ mũraari ti mũroki
    Sense id: en-menya-ki-verb-Vk7G5aRj Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
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      "expansion": "Kamba kumanya",
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  ],
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          "word": "kũmenyera"
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        {
          "word": "gĩtoĩ kĩmenyaga kĩerwo"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũciĩ ũmenyagwo nĩ mũraari ti mũroki"
        }
      ],
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          "english": "I do not know",
          "text": "ndiramenya",
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        }
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    }
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      "word": "kũmenyera"
    },
    {
      "word": "gĩtoĩ kĩmenyaga kĩerwo"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũciĩ ũmenyagwo nĩ mũraari ti mũroki"
    }
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