"njogu" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᶮdʑɔ̀ɣù(ꜜ)/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], njogu [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *njògù. Hinde (1904) records njogu as an equivalent of English elephant in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba unzōō and Swahili ndovu etc. as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*njògù}} Proto-Bantu *njògù, {{m|en|elephant}} elephant, {{cog|kam|nzou|unzōō}} Kamba unzōō, {{cog|sw|ndovu}} Swahili ndovu Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|njogu}} njogu class 9/10 (plural njogu)
  1. elephant Wikipedia link: ki:njogu Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Elephants Derived forms: gũtirĩ ũndũ njogu, njogu ndĩremagwo nĩ mũguongo wayo
    Sense id: en-njogu-ki-noun-zQjExDFt Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "elephant"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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      },
      "expansion": "Kamba unzōō",
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Swahili ndovu",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *njògù. Hinde (1904) records njogu as an equivalent of English elephant in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba unzōō and Swahili ndovu etc. as its equivalents.",
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        "class-10",
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          "word": "gũtirĩ ũndũ njogu"
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        }
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    }
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    {
      "word": "gũtirĩ ũndũ njogu"
    },
    {
      "word": "njogu ndĩremagwo nĩ mũguongo wayo"
    }
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        "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    }
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}

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