itu

matu ma mbura


mori

Hinde (1904) records mōōri as an equivalent of English heifer in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kamolli as its equivalent.


ita

troop of warriors organized for a foray; a raiding party


mai

Hinde (1904) records mai as an equivalent of English dung (cow's) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba maii and Swahili mavi as its equivalents.


mata

From Proto-Bantu *màtáì. Hinde (1904) records mata as an equivalent of English spittle in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba matta, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba utta and Swahili mate as its equivalents.


ime

Hinde (1904) records imme as an equivalent of English dew and haze in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


hiti

Hinde (1904) records hiti as an equivalent of English hyæna in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbiti and Swahili fisi together with pisi as its equivalents.

Crocuta crocuta
Crocuta crocuta#Translingual

hyena, especially spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)

gũthekererwo nĩ andũ ti kũrĩrĩrwo nĩ hiti


cuma

cuma (canonical class-9)
cuma (canonical class-10 class-9)
macuma (plural)
cuma (plural)
cuuma (alternative)


iru

Hinde (1904) records iru as an equivalent of English knee in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba iyu as its equivalent.


kari

Agelaea pentagyna (syn. A. heterophylla)

some species of the family Connaraceae
Rourea thomsonii


rangi

Borrowed from Swahili rangi, ultimately from Persian رنگ (rang).


tombo

Hinde (1904) records toombo as an equivalent of English brain in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


cuba

cuba (canonical class-14)
cuba (canonical class-10 class-9)
macuba (plural)
cuba (plural)
gacuba (diminutive)
cuuba (alternative)


higo

From Proto-Bantu *mpígò. Hinde (1904) records higo as an equivalent of English kidney in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili figo etc. as its equivalents.


nyama

Hinde (1904) records nyama as an equivalent of English meat in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nyamma and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba nama, and Swahili nyama as its equivalents.


noe

Phaseolus lunatus
Phaseolus lunatus#Translingual

Lima bean(s), butter bean(s), Madagascar bean(s) (Phaseolus lunatus)


riika

group of the people who have been circumcised at the same time; used to play a role in tying up kinship relations such as mũhĩrĩga, mbarĩ and nyũmba; age group, age set


minji

Pisum sativum
Pisum sativum#Translingual


ng'ombe

/ŋɔ̀ᵐbɛ̀(ꜜ)/

From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè. Hinde (1904) records ngombe as an equivalent of English cow in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngombe and Swahili ngombe as its equivalents.

ng'ombe yakwa

ng'ombe ciakwa

gũthũũra ng'ombe nĩ gũthũũra kamũkwa kayo


barabara

/βàɾàβàɾà(ꜜ)/

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barabara ĩno

barabara ici


thuya

Hinde (1904) records thūya and sūya as equivalents of English flea in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


mbogo

From Proto-Bantu *mbògó. Hinde (1904) records mbogo as an equivalent of English buffalo in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mbo as its equivalent.


ngo

Hinde (1904) records ngo as an equivalent of English shield in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ningau and Swahili ngao as its equivalents.


ruai

whistling thorn (Vachellia drepanolobium, syn. Acacia drepanolobium)


ndogo

/ⁿdɔ̀ːɣɔ̀(ꜜ)/

Hinde (1904) records ndoogo as an equivalent of English smoke and steam respectively in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ndare

bramble (Rubus spp.); berry at least of R. keniensis, R. pinnatus, R. steudneri, and R. volkensii


kĩhaaro

Cira wa mũciĩ ndumagĩrio kĩharo.

Domestic issues are not addressed in public.

Cira wa kĩrimũ ũtindaga kĩharo.

court, which also implies a public place


harika

female goat that has not yet borne a kid


huria

Cf. kũhuria.
Hinde (1904) records hurria as an equivalent of English rhinoceros in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


cukuru

cukuru cia mĩceni


iria

Hinde (1904) records īrria as an equivalent of English milk in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. A borrowing from a South Cushitic language; compare Burunge iliba, Iraqw ilwa, and within Bantu compare Swahili maziwa, Kamba ĩia.

iria rĩa mwĩtha


iria

place where water is collected
lake, pond


ngoro

Hinde (1904) records -ngorro as an equivalent of English heart in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

ngoro nĩ mũtitũ mũtumanu na ndũngĩtonyeka nĩ mũndũ

Gatitũ ka ngoro gatirĩmanagwo.

The grove of heart does not get cleared.

Ũrĩ ithe ndaringagwo ya ngoro.

One who has his own father does not get beaten on the chest.


nganga

Hinde (1904) records enganga as an equivalent of English guinea-fowl in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nganga and Swahili kanga etc. as its equivalents.


moori

Mũrĩa moori yake ndathekagwo.

He who eats his heifer does not get mocked.


mũtwe

Hinde (1904) records mtue as an equivalent of English head in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mtue and Swahili kitwa (pl. vitwa) as its equivalents.

mũtumia ndatũraga mũtwe na ndaikagia ndahi ndua


mbembe

/ᵐbɛ̀.ᵐbɛ́ꜜ/


kanua

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kanua karĩa karĩire mbeũ noko koragia 'ngahanda kĩ?'


riitho

maitho (plural)
ritho (alternative)
rĩitho (alternative)

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From Proto-Bantu *ìjícò.
Hinde (1904) records ritho (pl. meetho) as an equivalent of English eye in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba itho (pl. meetho) and Swahili jicho (pl. macho) as its equivalents.


kũgũrũ

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maĩ

tũĩ (diminutive)
tũmaĩ (diminutive)
maaĩ (alternative)

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀. Hinde (1904) records maii as an equivalent of English water and liquid in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba maanzi (“water”) and Swahili maji (“water, liquid”) etc. as its equivalents.

kũnyua maĩ

kũũma ti kũũma ta ihiga, na kwororoa to kwororoa ta maaĩ


mbarĩki

/ᵐbàɾékì(ꜜ)/

castor oil; Kikuyu people use it for treating minor wounds and protecting skin, etc.


maguta

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From Proto-Bantu *màkútà. Hinde (1904) records maguta as an equivalent of English oil in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba maota and Swahili mafuta as its equivalents

maguta ma mbarĩki

mwagi maguta oigaga hunyũ nĩ ũmwe na arũme


ndũũma

(old) cocoyam, taro (Colocasia esculenta)


riũa

riũa rĩkĩratha

riũa rĩgĩthũa


ngui

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Hinde (1904) records kui and ngiti as equivalents of English dog in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


thonjo

/ðɔ̀.ᶮdʑɔ̀(ꜜ)/

weaverbird, including baglafecht weaver (Ploceus baglafecht)


rũhiũ

Hinde (1904) records roihiyu as an equivalent of English knife in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kabiu and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kaviu as its equivalents.

rũhiũ rwa njora


mũndũ

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andũ matarĩ ndundu mahũragwo na njũgũma ĩmwe

ng'aragu ya mũndũ ũngĩ ndĩgiria mũndũ ũngĩ akome

ũthayo na ng'aragu nĩ mũndũ na mũrũ wa nyina


mũndũ mũgo

Hinde (1904) records mundu mugo as an equivalent of English medicine man in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

a person who performs healing and divination practices; medicine man


njata

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Hinde (1904) records njata as an equivalent of English star in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ndata and Swahili nyota as its equivalents.


mweri

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jédì. Hinde (1904) records mweri “moon, month” and mweli “month” as equivalents of English moon and month in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba mwei (“moon”) and Swahili mwezi (“moon, month”) (pl. miezi, only in the sense “month”) as their equivalents.


mwaki

Hinde (1904) records mwaki as an equivalent of English fire in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mwadgi or djuki as its equivalent.

ngwaci ya mwana wene noyo ihoragia mwaki


ũthiũ

Hinde (1904) records uthio as an equivalent of English face in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba uthio and Swahili uso (pl. nyuso) as its equivalents.

Meronyms: rũbutu, riitho, ikai, kĩmone, iniũrũ, kanua


gũtũ

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njuĩrĩ

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kĩongo

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Kanua kendagia kĩongo.


iniũrũ

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Hinde (1904) records inyürro as an equivalent of English nose in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba inyu as its equivalent.


njĩra

Hinde (1904) records njira as an equivalent of English road in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nsia, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba ndthia, and Swahili njia and ndia as its equivalents.


mbũri

From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì. Hinde (1904) records mburri as an equivalent of English goat in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbuii and Swahili mbuzi as its equivalents.

mbũri yakwa

mbũri ciakwa

rũũru rwa mbũri

mbũri ya ngĩa yaringĩrĩra no ũguo bata ũringagĩrĩra

rũgendo rwa njũa na rwa mbũri ititwaranaga


kĩndũ

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀. Hinde (1904) records kiindu as an equivalent of English thing and anything in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kiindu (“anything”), kiindu (“thing”) (“Ulu dialect”; spoken then from Machakos to coastal area), kinduki (“thing”) (“Nganyawa dialect”; spoken then in Kitui District) and Swahili kitu as its equivalents.


ngi

Hinde (1904) records ingi and ingishi as equivalents of English fly in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba ingi, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba inji, and Swahili inzi (pl. mainzi) as their equivalents.

ngi ĩrathagwo ũigana mũkiha ũrĩa ĩrĩ naguo


thakame

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Hinde (1904) records sakame as an equivalent of English blood in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nthakame and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba ndagami as its equivalents.

thakame yakwa


kĩrũũmi

irũũmi (plural)
kĩrũmi (alternative)
kiruumi (alternative)
kîrũũmi (alternative)

Leptailurus serval
Leptailurus serval#Translingual

Acinonyx jubatus
Acinonyx jubatus#Translingual


njogu

/ᶮdʑɔ̀ɣù(ꜜ)/

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.


nyoni

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From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀nì. Hinde (1904) records nyoni as an equivalent of English bird in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili nyuni etc. as its equivalent.


mũikari

mũikari mũtĩ gĩtina nĩwe ũĩ kĩrĩa thambo ĩrĩaga


mwĩrĩ

mũrimũ ndũrĩ hinya ũgĩtonya mwĩrĩ ta ũkiuma

Hinde (1904) records mwiri as an equivalent of English body in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba mwi, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mwili and mwiakwa, and Swahili mwili (pl. miilī) as its equivalents.


igego

/ìɣɛ̀ɣɔ̀(ꜜ)/

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kĩara

From a verb kwara.
Hinde (1904) records kiarra as an equivalent of English finger in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ikai

Hinde (1904) records ikaii (pl. makaii) as an equivalent of English cheek in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

ikai rĩa nyama ti rĩa ngwacĩ


rwara

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Hinde (1904) records ruarra as an equivalent of English nail (finger) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ihiga

Hinde (1904) records ihiga (pl. mahiga) as an equivalent of English stone in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ibia (pl. mavia) as its equivalent.

Mũremwo nĩ ndũũgo oigaga nja ĩrĩ mahiga.

He who fails to dance the jumping warrior dance says that there are stones on the field.


mũnyongoro

/mòɲɔ́ᵑɡɔ̀ɾɔ́ꜜ/

Hinde (1904) records minyongora as an equivalent of English worm in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ngĩrĩ

Hinde (1904) records ngelee as an equivalent of English wart hog in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngii and Swahili ngirri as its equivalents.


nguru

Hinde (1904) records ngūrru as an equivalent of English tortoise in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nguu as its equivalent.


mũcinga

Borrowed from Swahili mzinga.
Hinde (1904) records mtshinga as an equivalent of English gun in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba musinga as its equivalent.


ngware

Hinde (1904) records ngwarra as an equivalent of English partridge in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba engwalle and Swahili kware etc. as its equivalents.


rũrĩmĩ

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From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì. Hinde (1904) records ulimi or rurimi as an equivalent of English tongue in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba wimi and Swahili ulimi (pl. ndimi) as its equivalent.


ihĩndĩ

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Hinde (1904) records ihindi (pl. mahindi) as an equivalent of English bone in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ivindi (pl. mavindi) as its equivalent.


gĩthima

Hinde (1904) records kithima as an equivalent of English well in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kithima and Swahili kisima as its equivalents.


kĩreru

Hinde (1904) records kirreru as an equivalent of English chin in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


gĩthũri

Hinde (1904) records kithuri (pl. ithuri) as an equivalent of English chest in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kithui as its equivalent.


ng'aragu

Hinde (1904) records ngaragu as an equivalent of English famine in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


nderi

Hinde (1904) records ndere as an equivalent of English vulture in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba ndē and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba ande as its equivalents.


mbura

From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà. Hinde (1904) records mburra as an equivalent of English rain in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbua and Swahili mvua as its equivalents.


mathugumo

/màðùɣúmɔ̀(ꜜ)/

From gũthuguma (“to urinate”).
Hinde (1904) records mathugumu as an equivalent of English urine in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ngarĩ

From Proto-Bantu *ngòì. Hinde (1904) records ngare as an equivalent of English leopard in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba ngoo and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba engo as its equivalents.


mũkiha

Hinde (1904) records mukiha as an equivalent of English vein in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mukibba and Swahili mishipa as its equivalents.


rũhonge

/ɾò.hɔ̀.ᵑɡɛ̌/


nyeni

Hinde (1904) records nyeni as an equivalent of English vegetables in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nyunni as its equivalent.


rũhĩ

Hinde (1904) records ruhi as an equivalent of English hand in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

Holonym: guoko


igoti

Hinde (1904) records igotti as an equivalent of English neck (nape of) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ikoti, and Swahili ukosi and kikosi as its equivalents.


ngingo

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From Proto-Bantu *-kí̧ŋgɔ̄.
Hinde (1904) records ngiingo as an equivalent of English neck in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba ngingo, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba njingo and Swahili shingo (pl. mashingo) as its equivalents.


kĩromo

A diminutive of mũromo (“mouth”). Hinde (1904) records kiromo (pl. iromo) as an equivalent of English lips in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kilomo (pl. ilomo), “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba moomo and Swahili mdomo (pl. midomo) as its equivalents.


ruoya

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mũtĩ

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From Proto-Bantu *-tí. Cognate to Kamba mũtĩ.
Hinde (1904) records muti (pl. miti) as an equivalent of English tree in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba muti (pl. mitino), “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mti and Swahili mti (pl. miti) as its equivalents.

gĩtinainĩ kĩa mũtĩ


rũthingo

/ɾòðìᵑɡɔ̀(ꜜ)/

Hinde (1904) records ruthingo as an equivalent of English wall in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ndirica

10 or (canonical)
ndirica (plural)
matirica (plural)


mahira

Hinde (1904) records mahira as an equivalent of English pus in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mabia as its equivalent.


mũri

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mũbarĩki

/mòβàɾékì(ꜜ)/

Hinde (1904) records mbariki as an equivalent of English castor-oil tree in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbaluku and Swahili mbarika as its equivalents.

Ricinus communis
Ricinus communis#Translingual


njogoo

/ᶮdʑɔ̀.ɣɔ́.ɔ̀(ꜜ)/


thamaki

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ngigĩ

Hinde (1904) records ngigi as an equivalent of English locust in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngie and Swahili mzige (pl. wazige) together with nzige as its equivalents.


mũgũnda

/mòɣòⁿdà(ꜜ)/

Hinde (1904) records muganda as an equivalent of English garden in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba muunda and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mundani as its equivalents.

mũgũnda wakwa/waku/wake/wao

mĩgũnda yakwa/yaku/yake/iitũ/yanyu/yao

my/thy/his (or her)/our/your/their field

mũgũndainĩ ũcio


mũguĩ

Hinde (1904) records mugui as an equivalent of English arrow in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


hũngũ

Hinde (1904) records hungu as an equivalent of English kite in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mbuungu as its equivalent.

hũngũ ĩgĩthiĩ igũrũ ndĩatigire thĩ kũrĩ kwega


ndigiri

Hinde (1904) records ndigiri as an equivalent of English donkey in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ithagu

Hinde (1904) records mathagu as an equivalent of English wing in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kithau and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba ndthauo as its equivalents.


ng'ondu

Ultimately from a Central Sudanic language, in which it originally meant "goat".

gũtirĩ ũrirũ ũtonwo na ũrĩa wonwo no ng'ondu


ndutu

Hinde (1904) records ndutu as an equivalent of English insect and jigger in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba ndulu (“insect”) and Swahili mdudu (“insect”) (pl. wadudu) as its equivalents.

chigoe, chigoe flea, chigger, sand flea, jigger


ndũrũme

/ⁿdòɾómɛ̀(ꜜ)/

Hinde (1904) records ndurume as an equivalent of English sheep in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ndũiga

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntʊ̀ìgà (“giraffe”). Hinde (1904) records ndwiga as an equivalent of English giraffe in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ndia and Swahili twiga as its equivalents.


ndegwa

/ⁿdɛ̀(ː)ɣwàꜜ/

/ⁿdɛ̀(ː)ɣoàꜜ/

Hinde (1904) records ndēgua as an equivalent of English bull in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ngũngũni

/ŋɡóːŋɡòníꜜ/


mũthũa

Hinde (1904) records muthua as an equivalent of English ant (white) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili mchwa as its equivalent.


thuraku

Hinde (1904) records tharaku as an equivalent of English ant (red) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


mbuĩ

From Proto-Bantu *mbúì. Hinde (1904) records mbui as an equivalent of English grey hairs in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbūe and Swahili mvi as its equivalents.

gũtirĩ mũtumia wenjagĩrwo mbuĩ kwa nyina


iguku

Hinde (1904) records iguku as an equivalent of English hump in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

hump (especially one on the back of a cow)


mũhiki

Ũyũ nĩ mũhiki wakwa.


mũceere

/mòɕɛ́ːɾɛ̌ꜜ/


njũkĩ

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njíkɪ̀. Hinde (1904) records njuki as an equivalent of English bee in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nsuki etc., “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba nzuki and Swahili nyuki as its equivalents.

mwatũ wa njũkĩ


ũhoro

ũhoro wa

kũhe ũhoro (wa)

kũhoya ũhoro

kũhoya ũhoro wa

news, account, discourse, words, affair, matter, subject, theme, topic


mũrigo

Hinde (1904) records murigo as an equivalent of English load in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mwio and Swahili mzigo (pl. mizigo) as its equivalents.


maaĩ

Maaĩ ma mũndũ matimũhĩtũkaga.

The water of a person does not pass him/her.


kĩgokora

/kèɣɔ̀(ː)kɔ́ːɾà(ꜜ)/

/kèɣɔ̀kɔ́ːɾà(ꜜ)/

/kèɣɔ̀ːkɔ́ːɾà/

Hinde (1904) records kiokora (pl. iokora) as an equivalent of English elbow in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kikokoa (pl. ikokoa) as its equivalent.


kĩgomano

/kèɣɔ̀mànɔ̀ꜜ/

kĩgomano kĩa G7

junction of two rivers; confluence, conflux


rĩĩtwa

marĩĩtwa (plural)
rĩĩtũa (alternative)
rĩtwa (alternative)

[ɾèétòà ɾéákóá]

From a verb gwĩta (“to call”).
Hinde (1904) records ritoa as an equivalent of English name in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba sietua and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba dzītwa as its equivalents.

rĩĩtwa rĩakwa/rĩaku/rĩake


kĩng'ang'i

Hinde (1904) records kingangi as an equivalent of English crocodile in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kinyangi as its equivalent.


cũcũ

cũcũ (canonical class-1)
cũcũ (plural)
macũcũ (plural)
cũũcũ (alternative)


gĩathĩ

any social event where people gather at a market, feast; party


gĩcicio

[ɣèɕìíɕìɔ̀ ɣééké]

[ɣèɕìíɕìɔ̀ ɣéákóá]

[ɣèɕííɕìɔ̀ ɣéákóá]

[ɣèɕìíɕìɔ̀ né]

[né ɣéɕììɕíɔ́]

[tí ɣéɕíìɕìɔ̀]

[kòhɛ̀ ɣéɕììɕíɔ́]


gĩcigĩrĩra

/ɣèɕìɣéɾèɾáꜜ/


gĩtina

Hinde (1904) records kitinna as an equivalent of English root in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba itina and Swahili shina (pl. mashina) as its equivalents.

gĩtinainĩ kĩa mũtĩ


ikinya

makinya ma njogu


ikundo

/ì.kù.ⁿdɔ́ꜜ/

one of several knots made for counting days until the day, by which an appointment should be fulfilled, etc.


irigũ

Hinde (1904) records marigu as an equivalent of English banana in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba maīyu as its equivalent.


irima

Hinde (1904) records irrima as an equivalent of English ditch, hole, and game trap in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba iima (“hole”) and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba nima (“hole”) as its equivalents.


itarara

/ìtá(ː)ɾàːɾáꜜ/

python, especially (African) rock python (Python sebae)


ithangũ

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Hinde (1904) records mathangu as an equivalent of English leaves and foliage in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mathaangu (“leaves”) or mathangu (“foliage”) as its equivalent.


ithanwa

Hinde (1904) records ithanoa (pl. mathanoa) as an equivalent of English axe in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


itimũ

Hinde (1904) records itimu as an equivalent of English spear in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba itumu as its equivalent.


itumbĩ

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Hinde (1904) records itumbi (pl. matumbi) as an equivalent of English egg in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba itumbi (pl. matumbi) as its equivalent.


kĩhaato

Hinde (1904) records kihato as an equivalent of English broom in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


kĩĩmbu

Hinde (1904) records kēēmbu as an equivalent of English chameleon in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba keembu as its equivalent.


nyaga

Hinde (1904) records nyaga as an equivalent of English ostrich in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nya as its equivalent.
Chombastic (2024) records nyaga as an equivalent of English glitter / glory in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, as applied to mean gliters applied as "manyaganyaga" hense kirinyaga directly applies to "with glitter or glory.


mũrata

Hinde (1904) records muratta and munduitu as equivalents of English friend in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

mũrata wakwa/waku/wake/witũ/wanyu/wao

arata akwa


mũraata

mũraata wakwa/waku/wake/witũ/wanyu/wao

araata aakwa


ngũkũ

From *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó. Hinde (1904) records nenguku as an equivalent of English chicken in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nguku and Swahili kuku as its equivalents.


nduka

10 or (canonical)
nduka (plural)
matuka (plural)


mũhaka

Hinde (1904) records muhaka as an equivalent of English border in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mupaka and Swahili mpaka (pl. mipaka) as its equivalents.


mũrũthi

Hinde (1904) records muruthi and mulozi as equivalents of English lion in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

gĩcuthĩ kĩa mũrũthi


thenge

thenge ciakwa - my he-goats


njagĩ

Hinde (1904) records njagi as an equivalent of English zebra in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nzaii as its equivalent.


njohi

Hinde (1904) records enjohi as an equivalent of English beer (native) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

alcoholic beverage made from sugar-cane or honey; the former is fermented with a thoroughly dried sausage tree fruit

kũnyua njohi


mũratina

mĩratina (plural)
mũraatina (alternative)
muratina (alternative)

/mòɾáːtìnáꜜ/

sausage tree; its ripe fruits are used for fermenting sugar-cane beverage and in Nyeri County, decoction of the leaves, barks and fruits is allegedly used for treating gonorrhoea, syphilis, measles, etc.

a type of alcoholic beverage, especially made from sugar-cane fermented with a thoroughly dried sausage tree fruit


bangiri

Borrowed from Swahili bangili, ultimately from certain Indo-Aryan language(s) (cf. Hindi बंग्ली (baṅglī)).


ngĩma

ndũgate mĩguĩ na ngĩma, ngu(u)yo irĩ njĩra

Sykes' monkey (Cercopithecus albogularis)


mbarathi

mbarathi (plural)
mbaraathi (alternative)

/ᵐbàɾá(ː)ðì(ꜜ)/

Borrowed from Swahili farasi, from Arabic فَرَس (faras).


ũcũrũ

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ngirathi

ngirathi (plural)
ngiraathi (alternative)


mũthamaki

From gũthamaka (“to jurisdicate”).
This term dates back to the late 19th century at least, where von Höhnel (1894) referred to the term as Samaki, which was later translated into English as chief.
Hinde (1904) records muthamakki and muthamaki as equivalents of English captain and chief respectively in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

primus inter pares
primus inter pares#Latin

an individual with influence, who played the role of spokesman and primus inter pares in Kikuyu society before the colonial period, strictly controlled by his peers (Muriuki 1974:132)


ndũgũ

kũruta ndũgũ na

(Northern) relationship by blood or marriage


rĩithori

/ɾèìðɔ́ɾì(ꜜ)/

From Proto-Bantu *-yí̧cōdī̧.
Hinde (1904) records maithorri as an equivalent of English tears in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba methoii as its equivalent.


njohero

/ᶮdʑɔ̀hɛ́ɾɔ̀/

/ᶮdʑɔ́hɛ́ɾɔ̀/


kĩronda

/kèɾɔ̀ⁿdà(ꜜ)/

From Common Bantu *kɪ̀dòndà.
Hinde (1904) records kironda as an equivalent of English sore and ulcer in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba dondee (“ulcer”), and Swahili donda (“sore”) (pl. madonda) and donda ndugu (“ulcer”) as its equivalents.

sore, ulcer; especially veldt sore, Barcoo rot, (diphtheric) desert sore, septic sore


mũtũng'ũ

Hinde (1904) records muthungu as an equivalent of English small-pox in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nthungu as its equivalent.


ndutura

Hinde (1904) records ndutūrra as an equivalent of English dove in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


kĩroboto

/kèɾɔ̀βɔ̀tɔ̌/


njũgũma

Hinde (1904) records njuguma as an equivalent of English knobkerry in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nzoma as its equivalent.


mũgeni

/mòɣɛ̀nì(ꜜ)/


mwatũ

Hinde (1904) records mwatu “barrel” and mwātu “honey box” in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mwatu (“honey box”) as their equivalent.

mwatũ wa njũkĩ

beehive made of tree trunk split in two and hollowed out

cylindrical wooden barrel whose both ends have lids, used for storage in the home


ũũkĩ

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jíkɪ̀. Hinde (1904) records ūūki as an equivalent of English honey in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ũkĩ wa nzuki as its equivalent.


nyũmba

From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá. Hinde (1904) records nyumba as an equivalent of English house in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nyumba, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba numba, and Swahili nyumba as its equivalents.

nyũmba nyinyi yoragana yathama, yoragwo yathama

nyũmba ya toro


nyũngũ

Hinde (1904) records nyungu as an equivalent of English cooking vessel in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nuungu as its equivalent.

nyũngũ ya mbarĩki

earthen pot used for cooking or keeping something


thaburia

thaburia (plural)
thuburia (alternative)


kĩgwa

Hinde (1904) records kigŏă as an equivalent of English sugar cane in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba iwa as its equivalent.

sugar cane; Kikuyu people use its juice for making alcoholic drink (njohi)


gĩkwa

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀kʊ̀á. Hinde (1904) records kikoa (pl. ikoa) and kikera as equivalents of English yam in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kikwa (pl. ikwa) as its equivalent.


ndaka

Hinde (1904) records ndaka as an equivalent of English clay, dirt, mud in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ndakuju ndakuju (“dirt”) and tutandaka (“clay”) (“Nganyawa dialect”, spoken then in Kitui District) as its equivalents.


mũkũyũ

certain species of the genus Ficus.
sycamore (F. sycomorus)

certain species of the genus Ficus.
Cape fig (F. sur)


mũgumo

/mòɣùmɔ̀(ꜜ)/

Hutchins (1909) records m'Gumu as the Kikuyu name for Ficus sp..

Ficus thonningii
Ficus thonningii#Translingual

Any of several species of the genus Ficus; regarded as sacred by Kikuyu people and decoction of its bark with milk is used for treating dysentery

wild fig, stranger fig (Ficus thonningii)


nathi

Physalis peruviana
Physalis peruviana#Translingual


kĩgunyũ

Hinde (1904) records kunyu and kigunyu as equivalents of English caterpillar in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ndigithũ

large and thin necked pot or jar used for storing water, millet, oil


gĩtete

long narrow calabash with strap used for holding milk, gruel or beer

gĩtumbĩ

various calabashes; holding beer and gruel


kĩboko

sjambok (a leather whip, especially made of hippopotamus' or rhinoceros' hide)


njegeeke

/ᶮdʑɛ́ɣɛ̀ːkɛ́ꜜ/

Hinde (1904) records enjegeki as an equivalent of English armpit in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


kĩũra

kĩũra kĩaringio rũũĩ kiugaga nĩkĩo kĩeringia


thahabu

Borrowed from Swahili dhahabu, from Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab).


kĩĩhindiĩ

gwĩka kĩĩhindiĩ


ihũri

Hinde (1904) records huri (pl. mahuri) as an equivalent of English lung in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ibui as its equivalent.


wĩra

kũruta wĩra


watho

kũrũmĩrĩra watho


njeneni

njeneni (plural)
gaceneni (diminutive)
njeneeni (alternative)

/ᶮdʑɛ́nɛ̀ːníꜜ/


mũtongoria

/mòtɔ̀ᵑɡɔ́ɾiá/


mũgambo

/mòɣàᵐbɔ̀(ꜜ)/

Hinde (1904) records mugaambo as an equivalent of English voice in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


mũhĩrĩgo

/mòhèɾéɣɔ̀(ꜜ)/

plank used as circular external wall of a hut or internal dividing wall


thara

Napier grass, elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum)


mũthandũkũ

/mòðàⁿdókóꜜ/

black wattle, especially Acacia decurrens


mũthandũkũ

/mòðàⁿdókóꜜ/


mũkonyo

Hinde (1904) records mukonyo, lulila and kikonya as equivalents of English navel in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mukonyo as their equivalent.


rũbaru

Hinde (1904) records mbaru as an equivalent of English rib in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbau and Swahili ubavu (pl. mbavu) as its equivalents.


mbwe

Hinde (1904) records mbue as an equivalent of English jackal in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba mbiwa as its equivalent.


njũi

/ᶮdʑóː.ì(ꜜ)/


mbogoro

/ᵐbɔ̀ɣɔ̀ɾɔ̀ꜜ/

a curved stick one of whose ends is crooked and the other forked, used for suspending a beehive


thegere

/ðɛ̀ɣɛ̀ɾɛ̀ꜜ/

Mellivora capensis
Mellivora capensis#Translingual

small animal that breaks up beehives (mĩatũ) and steals all the honeycombs; honey badger, or ratel (Mellivora capensis)

ichneumon, Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)


gĩcũhĩ

gĩcũhĩ gĩa kĩara

gĩcũhĩ gĩa gũtũ; icũhĩ cia matu


irigithathi

ki-noun

irigithathi class 5 (plural marigithathi)

marigithathi (plural)
irigithaathi (alternative)

/ìɾìɣíðàːðìꜜ/


mũtitũ

ngoro nĩ mũtitũ mũtumanu na ndũngĩtonyeka nĩ mũndũ


barĩthiramu

barĩthiramu class 9/10 (plural barĩthiramu)

/βàɾéːðìɾámú/


mũthemba

/mò.ðɛ̀.ᵐbàꜜ/


kĩĩgamba

From a verb kũgamba.
Hinde (1904) records kigaamba as an equivalent of English bell in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kiamba as its equivalent.

a huge peapod-shaped cast iron containing iron balls, or an empty container filled with pieces of a bottle, used as a musical instrument for making rhythms of dances; tied to legs and shaking them would produce sounds like baca, baca, baca, baca...


mbĩrĩra

/ᵐbèːɾéɾà(ꜜ)/


ithandũkũ

Borrowed from Swahili sanduku, from Arabic صَنْدُوق (ṣandūq).


kĩĩhuruta

ciĩhuruta (plural)
kĩhuruta (alternative)
kĩĩhuruuta (alternative)

/kèːhúɾùːtáꜜ/

Hinde (1904) records kihurruta as an equivalent of English butterfly in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


nũgũ

Hinde (1904) records nugu ao ithinwa as an equivalent of English baboon in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


nguyo

Hinde (1904) records nguyu as an equivalent of English colobus monkey in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


mũitĩrĩro

/mòìtèɾèɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/


njege

Hinde (1904) records njege as an equivalent of English porcupine in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


kĩonje

/keɔ̀ᶮdʑɛ̀ꜜ/


mũcingũ

Mĩcingũ ĩĩrĩ yuunaga hiti kũgũrũ.

A savoury smell, especially the fragrance of roasting meat.


ngemi

Ngemi ciumaga na mũciĩ.

ululation made by women as an expression of joy


thiirĩ

Cf. Maasai e-sile (“debt”).
Hinde (1904) records thiire as an equivalent of English debt in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

thiirĩ ũcio

kũrĩha thiirĩ

kũrua, kũgũrana na kũrĩha thiirĩ gũtiĩriragwo


kahĩĩ

Hinde (1904) records kahi as an equivalent of English boy in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

mũthuuri ũtarĩ kahĩĩ nĩwe wĩriragĩra ngururu


mũtumia

atumia (plural)
mũtumiya (alternative)
mũtimia (alternative)

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mũtumia ndatũraga mũtwe na ndaikagia ndahi ndua


karĩgũ

Hinde (1904) records karegu as an equivalent of English girl in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


mũirĩtu

mũirĩtu mũthaka ahĩtũkagĩra thome wa ngĩa


mũrutani

Derived from kũrutana (“to teach someone”).


mwarimũ

Borrowed from Swahili mwalimu, from Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim).


gĩtore

tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax); According to IUCN (2014), two native species are found in Kenya: southern tree hyrax (D. arboreus) and eastern tree hyrax (D. validus).


mũgoma

female (of animal, but except for sheep)


gĩthomo

/ɣèðɔ̀ːmɔ́ꜜ/

gĩthomo kĩa igũrũ


mũthongorima

mũthongorima class 3 (plural mĩthongorima)

/mòðɔ̀ᵑɡɔ́ɾímá/

Hinde (1904) records muthongorrima as an equivalent of English anthill in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

hole or cavity under the ground made naturally or by ants


thukuru

mathukuru (plural)
thukuru (plural)
cukuru (alternative)


cukari

Borrowed from Swahili sukari, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /šakar/), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”).

der

cukari wa nguru

mũrimũ wa cukari


nyũmba ya mbũmbũĩ

spider web, spider's web (lit. spider's house)


mbũmbũĩ

Hinde (1904) records mbumbui as an equivalent of English spider in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbuabui and Swahili buibui as its equivalents.


thirikari

thirikari nene

central government (lit. great government)

thirikari nini

local government (lit. small government)


bũrũri

Benson (1964) suspects relevance with Maasai olporror (“male age set”).
Hinde (1904) records fururi as an equivalent of English country in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ndinoho

/ⁿdìnɔ̀hɔ́ꜜ/


mũcemanio

mĩcemanio (plural)
mũcamanio (alternative)

/mòɕɛ̀màniɔ́/

/mòɕɛ̀mániɔ̀(ꜜ)/

Derived from gũcemania (“to meet, to join up with”).


nyina

ũthayo na ng'aragu nĩ mũndũ na mũrũ wa nyina


mũthiũrũrũko

ki-noun

mũthiũrũrũko class 3 (plural mĩthiũrũrũko)

/mòðiòɾóɾòkɔ̀ꜜ/

Derived from gũthiũrũrũka (“to go circularly”).


kĩroko

/kèɾɔ̀(ː)kɔ̀ꜜ/


rũcinĩ

/ɾò(ː)ɕíːněꜜ/


mũtore

a certain kind of banana usually roasted or mashed before consumption


mũthece

Hinde (1904) records muthēchi as an equivalent of English beak in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


mwathimũro

/moàðímòɾɔ̀ꜜ/


thiari

Hinde (1904) records thiarri as an equivalent of English rhinoceros bird in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

tickbird, oxpecker, especially red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus)


gĩeterero

/ɣeɛ̀tɛ́ɾɛ̀ɾɔ̀ꜜ/


thiũrũra

/ðiòɾóɾà(ꜜ)/


kamũcoroge

tũmĩcoroge (plural)
kamuchoroge (alternative)
kamucoroge (alternative)

/kàmòɕɔ̀ɾɔ̀ɣɛ́ꜜ/


kĩũma

kĩũma kĩa riitho


mũciari

From gũciara (“to bear, to bring forth”).


mũciarithia

/mòɕiàɾíðiá/

From a verb gũciarithia.
Hinde (1904) records husiarishia and mwitcharithia as equivalents of English midwife in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili mzalisha as their equivalent.


mbeca

Hinde (1904) records mbesha as an equivalent of English money in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


mũthuuri

mwanake

antonym(s) of “husband”; concerning marriage

kĩhĩĩ

antonym(s) of “adult man”; before circumcision

mwana

antonym(s) of “adult man”; after circumscision

From gũthuura (“to select, to elect”).
Hinde (1904) records muthuri (pl. athuri) as an equivalent of English man (old) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

mũthuuri wakwa

mũthuuriguo

mũthuuriwe

married male person with children, husband

mũthuuri wa kĩama

a member of a traditional council of elders who have paid goats as fee


mũgogo

/mòɣɔ́(ː)ɣɔ̀(ꜜ)/

Hinde (1904) records mugogo as an equivalent of English log and bridge in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili gogo (“log”) (pl. magogo) as its equivalent.

kwara mũgogo


rũnyarĩrĩ

/ɾòɲàːɾèɾèꜜ/

Hinde (1904) records runyarrire “foot” and runyadide “ankle” in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


kĩroruha

/kèɾɔ̀ːɾúhà(ꜜ)/


mũtembei

house rat
Norwegian rat (Rattus norvegicus)


mũthanga

/mò.ðá.ᵑɡà(ꜜ)/


rĩũmba

mixture of sand and clay used for making pottery


thwariga

Hinde (1904) records thwariga as an equivalent of English bush buck in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


mũrũaru

crowned crane, golden crested crane, Kavirondo crane (Balearica sp.)


mbaka

Borrowed from Swahili paka.
Hinde (1904) records nempaka as an equivalent of English cat in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbaka and Swahili paka as its equivalents.


thĩgĩngĩ

/ðè.ɣé.ᵑɡè(ꜜ)/


nyondo

/ɲɔ̀ⁿdɔ̀(ꜜ)/

Hinde (1904) records nyondo as an equivalent of English breast in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba noondo as its equivalent.


nyondo

/ɲɔ̀ⁿdɔ̀(ꜜ)/


nyondo

/ɲɔ̀ⁿdɔ̀(ꜜ)/


handũ

Hinde (1904) records haandu as an equivalent of English place in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba paandu and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba vanduva as its equivalents.


kĩrĩkanĩro

irĩkanĩro (plural)
kĩrĩĩkanĩro (alternative)

/kèɾèːkànèɾɔ̀ꜜ/


ndururumo

ndururumo (plural)
ndurumo (alternative)

/ⁿdùɾùɾùmɔ̀ꜜ/


mũtũma

mĩtũma (plural)
mutoma (alternative)
mũtoma (alternative)
mũtũũma (alternative)

Schrebera alata, tree of the family Oleaceae


mũguongo

mĩguongo (plural)
mũgwongo (alternative)

/mòɣuɔ̀ᵑɡɔ́ꜜ/


mũrimũ

disease, illness, sickness; traditionally referring to ones that were thought to be caused by supernatural beings.


ndwari

severe sickness; traditionally referring to one that was not classified as mũrimũ.


irimũ

Some researchers have related this term with the following other Bantu terms:
: Kamba eimu (“ogre”); Chaga irimu “ogre”,
: Swahili kuzimu (“the place of spirits”), m(u)zimu (“the place for offerings”), zimwi (“ogre”)
: Nyanga (Congo) kirimu (“dragon”)
: Zulu izimu (“ogre, cannibal”); Sotho ledimo (“ogre, cannibal”)
: Duala edimo (“spirit of the departed”)
Compare Proto-Bantu *-lîma (“spirit”) reconstructed by Kohl-Larsen (1963) and *-lîmu (“spirit”) reconstructed by Dammann (1970). See also Kikuyu mũrimũ (“disease (formerly thought to be caused by supernatural beings)”).

cog

ogre who appears in folktales and tends to eat human beings


kĩĩruru

From kũrura (“to be green”).
Hinde (1904) records kirruru as an equivalent of English shadow in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kyu as its equivalent.

shadow; traditionally regarded as a place where one's own spirit sits during his or her life


nyamũ ya thĩ

ki-noun

nyamũ ya thĩ class 9 (plural nyamũ cia thĩ)

nyamũ cia thĩ (plural)
nyamũ-ya-thĩ (alternative)

Hinde (1904) records nyamayathi as an equivalent of English snake in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, and McGregor (1905) nyamuyathi for viper.

a certain species of snake; according to Hobley (1911:418) and Leakey (1977), it was the custom that the snake was treated with milk or fat poured out on the floor for drinking if the animal entered a hut and the snake was made to leave the hut lest the snake should be by any chance killed. Hobley also reports that Kikuyu people regarded the snake as incarnation of a spirit of the departed (ngoma).

lit. animal of the ground
(in general) snake


thwara

certain kinds of antelope
Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)

certain kinds of antelope
Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti)

certain kinds of antelope
impala (Aepyceros melampus)

certain kinds of antelope
reedbuck (Redunca spp.)


thiya

duiker (bush duiker or common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia), etc.)


mũnyago

/mòɲáɣɔ̀(ꜜ)/

long and quite heavy digging pole with the digging end pointed, used for first breaking up of land


mũrĩmo

/mòɾémɔ̀(ꜜ)/

mũrĩmo ũrĩa

mũrĩmo ũyũ


mũici

From kũiya (“to steal”).
Hinde (1904) records mwichi as an equivalent of English thief in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili mwivi (pl. wevi) as its equivalent.

mũici wa mũthenya nĩ oĩo, na wa ũtukũ nĩ oĩo


kĩande

Hinde (1904) records kiande as an equivalent of English shoulder in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ngũkũma

Hinde (1904) records ngukumma as an equivalent of English tick in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


thigiriri

Hinde (1904) records thigirriri as an equivalent of English ant (small black) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


gathĩrĩthĩrĩ

gathĩrĩthĩrĩ class 12 (plural tũthĩrĩthĩrĩ)

/ɣàðèɾéðèɾéꜜ/

Gathĩrĩthĩrĩ na njĩra ya bara...

A long thing on the high road? (riddle; the answer is Ngoma-cia-aka (“whirlwind”).)


ngunĩko

ngunĩko (plural)
gĩkunĩko (augmentative)
gakunĩko (diminutive)

/ᵑɡùnékɔ̀(ꜜ)/


rũgendo

/ɾòɣɛ̀ⁿdɔ̀ꜜ/

rũgendo rwa njũa na rwa mbũri ititwaranaga


rũgano

/ɾòɣànɔ̀(ꜜ)/


mũgaa

Hinde (1904) records mugaa as an equivalent of English mimosa in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

red acacia (Vachellia seyal, syn. Acacia stenocarpa, A. seyal)

(in the singular) rainless hot period at end of one growing season and before the long or short rains begin


gĩathĩ kĩa ngũha

(idiomatic) An expression used for reminding a speaker's peer of a secret hide-out where they used to and are to meet. (lit. an appointment/a gathering of ticks)


mũgongo

/mòɣɔ̀ᵑɡɔ̀ꜜ/

Hinde (1904) records mgongo as an equivalent of English back in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba muongo, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba moongo and Swahili mgongo as its equivalents.


thitima

/ðìːtímà(ꜜ)/


thibitarĩ

/ðìβìtáːɾèꜜ/


ndagĩtarĩ

mandagĩtarĩ (plural)
ndagitari (alternative)
ndagitarĩ (alternative)

/ⁿdàɣétàːɾéꜜ/


rũgongo

/ɾòɣɔ̀ᵑɡɔ̀(ꜜ)/

rũgongo na mũhuro

region forming a community whose borders are two rivers or valleys

Amerika ya Mũhuro, Amerika ya Rũgongo


mũthigiti

/mòðìɣítì(ꜜ)/

Borrowed from Swahili msikiti, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).


ndemwa

From gũtema (“to cut (with a knife)”).
Hinde (1904) records mdemua as an equivalent of English tattoo in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


mũrogi

one who harms others by practising witchcraft or black magic; wizard, sorcerer


kĩbiriti

/kèβìɾìːtìꜜ/

Borrowed from Swahili kibiriti or kiberiti, from Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt).


ikara

From Proto-Bantu *ìkádà.
Hinde (1904) records makarra as an equivalent of English charcoal in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba makaa and Swahili makaa ya miti as its equivalent.


njikarĩro

/ᶮdʑìkàɾèɾɔ̀ꜜ/


itina

Hinde (1904) records itina as an equivalent of English buttocks in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


kĩihũ

mongoose, especially white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda)


ũtukũ

Hinde (1904) records utuku as an equivalent of English day in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba utuku as its equivalent.


rũru

rũru rũa andũ

rũru rũa ng'ondu


mũromo

/mòɾɔ̀mɔ̀(ꜜ)/

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòmò.
Hinde (1904) records miromo as an equivalent of English mouth in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba moomo as its equivalent.


nyau

nyau (canonical class-9)
10 （augmentative kĩnyau (canonical)
diminutive kanyau） (canonical)
nyau (plural)

Benson (1964) suspects affinity with Maasai e-nyau (“cat”).


mũthekere

/mòðɛ̀kɛ̀ɾɛ́/


magathĩ

Borrowed from Swahili makasi, from Arabic مَقَص (maqaṣ).


gĩkorora

/ɣèkɔ̀ɾɔ́ɾà/

/ɣèkɔ́ɾɔ́ɾà/


ndabibi

Benson (1964) suspects affinity with Maasai ol-dabibi.


nyoro

Musa acuminata
Musa acuminata#Translingual

Dwarf Cavendish banana a cultivar of Musa acuminata (Colla (AAA Group) 'Dwarf Cavendish')


gatumia

certain varieties of banana that bear bunches on a short tree

Dwarf Cavendish banana, a cultivar, (Musa acuminata Colla (AAA Group) 'Dwarf Cavendish')

Portulaca oleracea
Portulaca oleracea#Translingual


mũgũrũki

/mòɣòɾòkì(ꜜ)/


ũgũrũki

/òɣòɾòkì(ꜜ)/


iturubarĩ

/ìtùɾùβà(ː)ɾè(ꜜ)/


thiruai

Benson (1964) suspects affinity with Maasai o-sirua (“eland”).


ndongoro

/ⁿdɔ̀ᵑɡɔ̀ɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/

Tragelaphus eurycerus
Tragelaphus eurycerus#Translingual

bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus, syn. Boocercus eurycerus)


ndotono

/ⁿdɔ̀tɔ́nɔ̀(ꜜ)/

A club made of a pulled out shrub or sapling (of mũnderendu (Vepris spp., syn. Teclea spp.) according to Leakey (1977))


bongwe

(Chanler's) mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula chanleri)


ngũgũtũ

a kind of cowrie shell about 1/2 inch long, used as a charm


biribiri

Borrowed from Swahili pilipili, from Persian پلپل (pelpel), ultimately from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali).


wakarurĩ

African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha)


mũrũngũru

mĩrũngũru (plural)
mũrũngũrũ (alternative)

slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguineus, syn. Galerella sanguinea)


mũnyiginyigi

mũnyiginyigi class 3 (plural mĩnyiginyigi)

/mòɲìɣíɲìɣíꜜ/


gĩcuthĩ

gĩcuthĩ kĩa mũrũthi


mũting'oe

/mò.tìː.ŋɔ̀.ɛ́ꜜ/

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Benson (1964) suspects affinity with Maasai ol-kidong'oi (“tail”).


nyamũga

Benson (1964) suspects affinity with Maasai en-amughe.


mũkĩndũ

Hinde (1904) records mukindu as an equivalent of English palm (borassus) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ikindu and Swahili mkindu as its equivalents.

Senegal date palm, wild date palm (Phoenix reclinata)


irathĩro

/ìɾàðéɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/


itherero

/ìðɛ̀ɾɛ̀ɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/


ithũĩro

/ìðò(w)èɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/


mũnyũrũrũko

mũnyũrũrũko class 3 (plural mĩnyũrũrũko)

/mòɲòɾòɾòkɔ̀(ꜜ)/


njĩmbĩrĩ

ngĩmbĩrĩ (alternative)
njimbiri (alternative)

otter, especially spot-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis, syn. Lutra maculicollis)


rũhĩa

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Hinde (1904) records ruher as an equivalent of English horn in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbia as its equivalent.


mũhĩa

sorghum, Kaffir corn, dhurra (Sorghum bicolor)


kĩharũrũka

/kèhàɾóɾòkáꜜ/

From kũharũrũka (“to come down, to descend”).


mũthigari

athigari (plural)
mũũthigari (alternative)

/mòːðìɣáɾíꜜ/


gĩtumumu

atumumu (plural)
gĩtumuumu (alternative)

/ɣétúmùːmúꜜ/

/ɣètúmùːmúꜜ/


ngitĩ

Hinde (1904) records kui and ngiti as equivalents of English dog in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba ngiti as its equivalent.


kĩbaũ

(Northern) serval cat (Leptailurus serval)


rũũĩ

Hinde (1904) records rūi as an equivalent of English river in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


rũraacio

/ɾòɾàːɕiɔ̀ꜜ/

Derived from kũraacia (“to pay bridewealth”).

bride price, bridewealth; cows, sheep, goats, cash, mead, etc. paid continuously by a groom to his father-in-law.


rũracio

Derived from kũracia (“to pay bridewealth”).


Mũthũngũ

/mòðóᵑɡò(ꜜ)/


mũrarũ

/mò(ː)ɾáɾò(ꜜ)/


mũthita

mĩthita (plural)
gĩthita (augmentative)
mũthiita (alternative)


ndoro

/ⁿdɔ̀ːɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/


gĩtarũrũ

/ɣètáːɾòɾóꜜ/

Gĩtarũrũ rũriĩ... - A tray on the interravine meadow? (riddle; the answer is Ikinya rĩa njogu, an elephant's footstep.)

A winnowing tray twined with bark of mũgio (Triumfetta brachyceras, syn. T. macrophylla, T. ruwenzorensis), a kind of shrub, used also as a server.


ndaĩ

Gwata ndaĩ! - Ndagwata.

Take the riddle! - I'm taking. (opening formula of the challenger and the respondent）

kĩiniĩ gĩtaita

For examples of riddles, see the following pages


irebeta

/ìɾɛ̀βɛ́tà(ꜜ)/

song with cryptic phrasing sung to the accompaniment of the gourd instrument (gĩcandĩ)


marebeta

/màɾɛ̀βɛ́tà(ꜜ)/


gĩthoguo

/ɣèðɔ̀ːɣuɔ́ꜜ/

Borrowed from Swahili kibaba (“a pint”) and analyzed as kĩ- + baba (“my father”), on which punned with thoguo (“thy father”).

a tin can with a stone put in, worn by boys on the calf of the leg during dances; a rattle


mũhũgũ

Hutchins (1909) records m'Hùgu as the Kikuyu name for Ibean Sandal, or Brachylaena sp.

muhugu, muhuhu (Brachylaena huillensis), syn. B. hutchinsii); Kikuyu people have used this species for firewood, poles, partitioning walls (mĩhĩrĩgo), etc.


mũbariti

mĩbariti (plural)
mũbariiti (alternative)

silky oak, southern silky oak (Grevillea robusta)


nyamĩndigi

nyamĩndigi class 9/10 (plural nyamĩndigi)

/ɲámíːⁿdìɣíꜜ/

/ɲàméːⁿdíɣì/

a bird of the genus Cossypha, especially a Cape robin-chat (C. caffra, syn. Dessonornis caffer)


njahĩ

Lablab purpureus
Lablab purpureus#Translingual

seed(s) of hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus, syn. Dolichos lablab)


cindano

/ɕìːⁿdànɔ̀ꜜ/


mũratho

/mòɾàðɔ́(ꜜ)/

(Northern) a bent stick over tops of posts supporting a roof on which rafters are placed

one of the traditional season, part of the months from September to December


rwambo

/ɾoàᵐbɔ̀(ꜜ)/

From kwamba (“to stretch out, to peg (out)”).

one of the pegs used for stretching out hides and skins to dry up


mũcumarĩ

mĩcumarĩ (plural)
mũcumaarĩ (alternative)

/mòɕùmàːɾè(ꜜ)/


ndarũa

ndarũa (plural)
ndaarũa (alternative)
ndaarwa (alternative)
ndarwa (alternative)

Hinde (1904) records ndarua as an equivalent of English mat in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


ngothi

/ᵑɡɔ̀ːðì(ꜜ)/

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2001, John Kamenyi Wahome, Mũkiingo: (HIV-AIDS) Na Mĩrimũ Ĩngĩ Ĩrĩa Yanathĩĩnia Rũũrĩrĩ Rwitũ, Jemisik Cultural Books, p. 20.
Naguo waarĩ ũmwe wa mĩrimũ ya kũnyamaaria ngoothi ya mũũndũ o hamwe na kũreehe ruo rũingĩ.
It [Chickenpox (mũthandũkũ)] was one of the diseases of plaguing human skin even together with bringing much pain.


rũgito

/ɾòɣìtɔ̀(ꜜ)/

a place where a roof and wall meet inside a traditional hut


mũkengeria

/mòkɛ́ᵑɡɛ̀ɾiáꜜ/

any species of the genus Commelina, especially wandering Jew (C. benghalensis)


mũbangi

/mò.βà.ᵑɡì(ꜜ)/

Mexican marigold, tall khaki weed (Tagetes minuta)


mboco

/ᵐbɔ̀ːɕɔ̀(ꜜ)/

Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris#Translingual


mwere

Pennisetum glaucum
Pennisetum glaucum#Translingual

pearl millet, bulrush millet (Pennisetum glaucum)

Eleusine coracana
Eleusine coracana#Translingual

Gũtirĩ nyoni njega mwere-inĩ.

There is no good bird in the bulrush millet field.

field of bulrush millet or finger millet


mũkorobia

/mòkɔ̀ɾɔ̀βíːà(ꜜ)/

Persea americana
Persea americana#Translingual


mũtongu

/mò.tɔ̀.ᵑɡú/

apple of Sodom, Sodom's apple, bitter tomato (Solanum incanum and S. campylacanthum)


mũcege

mĩcege (plural)
muceege (alternative)
mũcheege (alternative)

Bidens pilosa
Bidens pilosa#Translingual

blackjack, hairy beggarticks, cobbler's pegs (Bidens pilosa)


mũkangarithi

mũkangarithi class 3 (plural mĩkangarithi)

milkweed, swan plant, wild cotton (Gomphocarpus physocarpus, syn. Asclepias physocarpa and G. fruticosus)


mũtuuya

mĩtuuya (plural)
mutuya (alternative)
mũtuya (alternative)

Hutchins (1909) records m'Tuyu as a local name for Myrianthus arboreus.

giant yellow mulberry (Myrianthus holstii and Myrianthus arboreus)


ituuya

edible fruit of Myrianthus arboreus (mũtuuya).


mũrera

From kũrera (“to float, to hover, to glide”).

fever tree, Naivasha thorn (Acacia xanthophloea)


kĩgunyarĩrĩ

/kèɣùɲàːɾèɾè(ꜜ)/


gĩkũnjo

/ɣè.kò.ᶮdʑɔ́ꜜ/


mũka

mũka wa mwathi ahingaga na kũgũrũ etereire kĩgurumũki ooke


gĩtahi

Derived from gũtaha (“to draw (water), to scoop”).


mũcura

singed food found on the bottom of a pot


mũkĩra

mũkĩra wa njĩra

njĩra cia mĩkĩra


mũrangi

From Proto-Bantu *-dāŋgí̧. Cognate to Kamba mũangi.
Hinde (1904) records mrangi (pl. mirangi) as an equivalent of English bamboo in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba miangi and mwangi, and Swahili mwanzi (pl. miwanzi) as its equivalents.

bamboo of species Oldeania alpina (syns. Yushania alpina, Arundinaria alpina)


mũringa

/mò.ɾí.ᵑɡà(ꜜ)/

Hutchins (1909) records m'Ringa as the Kikuyu name for Cordia holstii.

large-leafed cordia (Cordia africana, syn. C. abyssinica, C. holstii); traditionally used for making hives and stools


mũhethu

mĩhethu (plural)
muhethu (alternative)
mũhethũ (alternative)

charcoal tree, gunpowder tree (Trema orientalis, syn. T. guineensis)


mũiri

From kũira (“to be black”)
Hutchins (1909) records m'Wère as the Kikuyu name for Pygeum africanum.

red stinkwood, African cherry, African plum, African prune (Prunus africana, syn. Pygeum africanum)


mũkuha

awl, especially for sewing leather, skin garments, etc.


ibabai

/ì.βà.βà.ì(ꜜ)/


mũcũthi

Agelaea pentagyna (syn. A. heterophylla); according to Leakey (1977), it was used for making tonic soup.


mũtarakwa

mĩtarakwa (plural)
mutarakwa (alternative)

/mòtàɾákoáꜜ/

Benson (1964) suspects that this term is related to Maasai ol-tarakwai (“Juniperus procera”). Compare also Kalenjin (Markweeta tarakwet and tarokwa, Nandi tarakwet and turkwet, Pökoot tarokwa, Sabaot torokio, Tugen tarokwa).

cog

Juniperus procera
Juniperus procera#Translingual

African pencil cedar, East African cedar (Juniperus procera)

Mexican white cedar, Mexican cedar (Hesperocyparis lusitanica, syn. Cupressus lusitanica)


kĩrĩma

Hinde (1904) records kirima as an equivalent of English hill and mountain in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kiima (“hill, mountain”) and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba nikima (“hill”) and kilima kinene (“mountain”), and Swahili kilima (“hill”) (pl. vilima) and mlima (“mountain”) (pl. milima) as its equivalents.


mũthĩga

Hutchins (1909) records m'Zìga as the Kikuyu name for Greenheart, or Walburgia ugandensis (sic!).

East African greenheart (Warburgia ugandensis)


mũthaithi

mĩthaithi (plural)
musaisi (alternative)
musaizi (alternative)
muzaisi (alternative)
muthaithi (alternative)
mũthathi (alternative)

/mòðàìðì(ꜜ)/

Hutchins (1909) records m'Saizi as the Kikuyu name for Pillar-wood, or Weihea africana.

certain species of the genus Cassipourea (Rhizophoraceae)


mũrũrũe

/mòɾòɾòwɛ̀(ꜜ)/

forest pepper, Lopez root, wild orange tree (Toddalia asiatica); formerly its leaves and roots were used for treating feverish colds, and recently leaf decoction for colds, asthma, chest pain and toothache


rũgucio

/ɾòɣùːɕiɔ̀(ꜜ)/


mũtharaba

Borrowed from Swahili msalaba, from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb).


gatarũ

Diminutive of itarũ (“boat, ship, canoe”).


mũragũri

/mòɾàɣòɾì(ꜜ)/

Derived from kũragũra (“to divine, to foresee”).


rũheni

/ɾòhɛ̀nì(ꜜ)/

Derived from kũhena (“to shine, to flash”).
Hinde (1904) records ruhēni as an equivalent of English lightning in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


mũraraciĩ

mĩraraciĩ (plural)
murarachi (alternative)
muraracii (alternative)

Hutchins (1909) records m'Lalàchi as a local name for Chestnut (wild).


mũrũrũa

/mòɾòːɾòːáꜜ/


numĩra

Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni#Translingual

giant forest hog, giant hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni)


igoko

/ìɣɔ̀kɔ́(ꜜ)/

LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-igoko.wav


mũhu

Hinde (1904) records muhu as an equivalent of English ashes in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mūū and Swahili ivu (pl. maivu) as its equivalents.


mathĩnjĩro

/màðèᶮd͡ʑéɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/

From gũthĩnja (“to slaughter, to slay”).

leaves on which an animal is slaughtered and cut up


ithĩnjĩro

/ìðèᶮd͡ʑéɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/


mwĩnũ

Hutchins (1909) records Muvènu as the Kikuyu name for Cassia didymobotria (sic!).

peanut butter cassia, candelabra tree (Senna didymobotrya, syn. Cassia didymobotrya); traditionally used as a purgative, etc.


mũthaitĩ

mĩthaitĩ (plural)
muthaiti (alternative)
mũthaiti (alternative)

Hutchins (1909) records m'Zaiti as the Kikuyu name for Ocotea usambarensis.

East African camphorwood (Kuloa usambarensis; syn. Ocotea usambarensis) or Ocotea kenyensis; wood of at least the former one was used for making partitioning walls (mĩhĩrĩgo), containers related to honey, etc.


mũhehe

/mòhɛ̀ːhɛ̀(ꜜ)/

giant lobelia (Lobelia giberroa); its stem was used as a substitute for blowing horn


mũtamaiyũ

mĩtamaiyũ (plural)
mutamaiyu (alternative)
mũtamaiyo (alternative)

Hutchins (1909) records m'Tamàyu as the Kikuyu name for Olea chrysophilla (sic!).

wild olive, brown olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata, syn. O. africana, O. europaea subsp. africana, O. chrysophylla)


mũcarage

mĩcarage (plural)
mucarage (alternative)
musheragi (alternative)
mutharage (alternative)
mũcharage (alternative)

/mòɕàɾáɣɛ̀(ꜜ)/

Hutchins (1909) records m'Sharàge as the Kikuyu name for Olea hochstetterii (sic!).

East African olive, Elgon olive (Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpa, syn. O. hochstetteri); its timber is traded internationally.

Elgon olive (Olea welwitschii, syn. Linociera welwitschii)


mũheenania

aheenania (plural)
mũhenania (alternative)


ngũbia

tilde (̃); a diacritical mark over vowel letter such as ĩ or ũ.


mbugi

bell (especially attached to goats or cattle)


gĩtoka

pyjama lily (Crinum kirkii); formerly planted for marking boundaries of individual land holdings.

Cape coast lily, pyjama lily (Crinum macowanii)


kĩohe

kĩohe kĩa njuĩrĩ


mwanake

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánàké. Cognate with Yao mwanace.

young male person who has gone through circumcision but is not yet married


gĩtukũ

headdress with feathers worn when a performer dances


mwene

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jéné (“owner, chief, master”). Possible cognates outside Bantu include Akan *-hene (“chief”).

inh

Mwene-nyaga

alternative name for Ngai; literally means


mũcũrĩ

neck of a calabash cut in a half, used as a handle


kĩroto

/kèɾɔ̀ːtɔ́ꜜ/


mũkururo

mĩkururo (plural)
kamũkururo (diminutive)
mũkurura (alternative)

/mòkùɾùɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/


mũthitarĩ

/mòðìtàːɾè(ꜜ)/


ngũgũ

Tauraco hartlaubi
Tauraco hartlaubi#Translingual

turaco, lourie, especially Hartlaub's turaco（Tauraco hartlaubi）


mũrũgũ

species of long-tailed widowbird, including Jackson's widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni)


mũnyĩrĩ

paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone spp.); in Kenya, where Kikuyu people live, at least two species are found: red-bellied paradise flycatcher (T. rufiventer) and African paradise flycatcher (T. viridis).


mũbĩngũ

Swahili mpingo (“ebony; African blackwood”).

bor

African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon)


mũthithikũ

mĩthithikũ (plural)
muthithiku (alternative)


mũmondo

/mòmɔ̀ⁿdɔ̀(ꜜ)/

African redwood (Hagenia abyssinica, syn. Brayera anthelmintica)


ũhere

/òhɛ̀rɛ̀(ꜜ)/


mũgaita

Hutchins (1909) records m'Gàiyìtà as the local name for Rapanea rhododendroides.

Certain species of Primulaceae producing fruits (ngaita) used as a vermifuge.

Myrsine rhododendroides, syn. Rapanea rhododendroides


ngaita

kũrũra ta ngaita

fruit of some Primulaceae (Cape myrtle Myrsine africana or Rapanea rhododendroides); purple in color, turning to light brown when fully ripe, used as a general stomach medicine and as an anthelmintic


ikunũ

Hinde (1904) records ikunu (pl. makunu) as an equivalent of English mushroom in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ekunnu as its equivalent.


mũhaara

trail of column of ants; used by them in their usual activity


mũtaro

(both natural and artificial) watercourse


gĩkoni

/ɣèkɔ̀nì(ꜜ)/


mũkaro

/mòkàɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/


ikoro

/ìkɔ̀ɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/

makoro ma ngwacĩ


mũkoro

/mòkɔ̀ɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/

mũkoro wa irigũ


kahũa

Borrowed from Swahili kahawa, ultimately from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

mũgũnda wa kahũa

coffee, including the plant (Coffea arabica)


thithino

/ðìðìnɔ̀(ꜜ)/


gĩthũũri

ithũũri (plural)
githuri (alternative)
kithuri (alternative)

candelabra tree, naboom (E. ingens); its latex may cause temporary blindness if applied to the eyes.

some succulent species of Euphorbia
E. bussei var. kibwezensis

some succulent species of Euphorbia
E. cussonioides


mũthũũri

Hinde (1904) records muthuuri as an equivalent of English cactus in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

candelabra tree (Euphorbia ingens); its latex may cause temporary blindness if applied to the eyes.


ihĩndu

icoya rĩa ihĩndu

Abyssinian banana, ensete (Ensete ventricosum, syn. E. edule)


gĩcanjama

icanjama (plural)
gicanjama (alternative)


mũkongoro

mĩkongoro (plural)
mukongoro (alternative)

Kilimanjaro mahogany, brown mahogany (Lovoa swynnertonii); produces timber of good quality

mortar for making sugar-cane beer; according to Leakey (1977), it was made of red stinkwood (mũiri).


mũcũgi

white pear (Apodytes dimidiata); produces hard timber.


mũtatĩ

Polyscias kikuyuensis; produces soft timber, used traditionally for making beehive and mole-trap.


mbakĩ

Mũmeni ũngĩ amũrutaga mbakĩ iniũrũ.

One who loathes the other takes away snuff from his nose.


rũrĩra

/ɾòɾɛ̀ɾà(ꜜ)/


ũrĩrĩ

Hinde (1904) records orrere as an equivalent of English bed in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba ui as its equivalent.


kĩmamo

place where animal or person sleeps; lair


kĩĩrũma

ciĩrũma (plural)
kiiruma (alternative)
kĩĩruma (alternative)


mũbeebe

/mòβɛ̀ːβɛ́ꜜ/


kĩero

/keɛ̀ɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/

Hinde (1904) records kierru as an equivalent of English thigh in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.


kĩũgũ

any being or animal with a congenital abnormality


kanyoni

/kàɲɔ̀nì(ꜜ)/


mũthũ

fruit-eating mousebird, especially speckled mousebird (Colius striatus)


thũriũ

thũriũ (plural)
thuriu (alternative)
thũũriũ (alternative)


inanathi

/ìnànáːðì(ꜜ)/


inegene

/ìnɛ̀ɣɛ̀nɛ́/


kaana

Hinde (1904) records kana (pl. twana) as an equivalent of English child in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kana (pl. twana) and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba gana (pl. twana) as its equivalents.


muuma

oath taken with proper ritual before a tribunal of elders in daytime and in public


muunjuga

miunjuga (plural)
mujuga (alternative)
munjugu (alternative)

/muùᶮd͡ʑùɣà(ꜜ)/

(blue) butterfly bush (Rotheca myricoides, syn. Clerodendrum myricoides)


muunjuga-iria

ki-noun

muunjuga-iria class 3 (plural miunjuga-iria)

miunjuga-iria (plural)
munjugairia (alternative)
munjuga-iria (alternative)
mŭnjuga iria (alternative)
mŭnjuga ĭria (alternative)

Literally means “the milk-stirring plant”. According to Benson (1964), twigs of blue butterfly bush were used as swizzle sticks.

(blue) butterfly bush (Rotheca myricoides, syn. Clerodendrum myricoides); recently reported that decoction of a shoot or roots used for treating STDs, including syphilis and gonorrhea.


mũkinyai

mĩkinyai (plural)
mukinyai (alternative)
mukinyei (alternative)


nding'oing'o

nding'oing'o class 9/10 (plural nding'oing'o)

nding'oing'o (plural)
gating'oing'o (diminutive)

/ⁿdìŋɔ̀ìŋɔ̀(ꜜ)/


ngũrũe

/ᵑɡòɾòɛ̀(ꜜ)/

Hinde (1904) records ngurruwe as an equivalent of English pig in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngūe and Swahili nguruwe as its equivalents.


mwegetho

/moɛ̀ɣɛ́ðɔ̀(ꜜ)/


bitharĩ

bithaarĩ (alternative)
mbithaarĩ (alternative)

/βìðáːɾè(ꜜ)/


ngurunyu

Ngurunyu kĩmure. - Mweri.


mwarĩki

Ricinus communis
Ricinus communis#Translingual


kaiyaba

Kei apple (Dovyalis caffra); introduced from Southern Africa, fruit edible, also used for hedging.


mũkũnga

Hinde (1904) records mumkunga as an equivalent of English eel in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mukanga and Swahili kungu (pl. makungu) as its equivalents.


mũkũnga-mbura

mũkũnga-mbura class 3 (plural mĩkũnga-mbura)

/mòkòᵑɡáꜜ ᵐbùɾáꜜ/


mũciciũ

mĩciciũ (plural)
muchichio (alternative)

Premna maxima, a tree species of the family Lamiaceae (formerly Verbenaceae); endemic to Kenya, producing timber, but in the IUCN Red List evaluated as 'Endangered' due to probable habitat loss caused by local development.


mũkarakaba

cypress, especially Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)


mũcemeki

mĩcemeki (plural)
mucemeki (alternative)

/mòɕɛ̀mɛ́kì(ꜜ)/

Afrocrania volkensii (syn. Cornus volkensii), a timber-tree of the family Cornaceae.


mũkorombothi

mũkorombothi class 3 (plural mĩkorombothi)

mĩkorombothi (plural)
mukorombothi (alternative)

/mòkɔ̀ɾɔ̀ᵐbɔ̀ðì(ꜜ)/

Afrocrania volkensii, a timber-tree of the family Cornaceae


mũkoigo

/mòkɔ̀ìɣɔ̀(ꜜ)/

coast goldleaf, coastal goldenleaf, sweetberry (Bridelia micrantha); traditionally used for building material


mũthaatũ

misty season, from July to early September


mũtomoko

/mòtɔ̀ːmɔ́kɔ̀(ꜜ)/

Borrowed from Swahili mtomoko (“custard apple”).

Annona cherimola
Annona cherimola#Translingual


kĩegetha

/keɛ̀ɣɛ́ðà(ꜜ)/


mũruma-andũ

mũruma-andũ class 3 (plural mĩruma-andũ)

mĩruma-andũ (plural)
murumandu (alternative)
murumia andu (alternative)
murumia-andu (alternative)
mũrimandũ (alternative)
mũrumandũ (alternative)
mũrumia-andũ (alternative)
mŭruma andŭ (alternative)

/mòɾùmà(ꜜ)àⁿdò(ꜜ)/

Bersama abyssinica, a shrub or tree of the family Francoaceae (formerly Melianthaceae)


ihooru

feeling of sadness, apprehension, foreboding


ndĩrĩ

wooden mortar for crushing sugar cane to make beer


mũrĩithi

/mò.ɾeì.ðíꜜ/

From kũrĩithia (“to graze, to pasture”).


mũkũngũgũ

mĩkũngũgũ (plural)
mukungugu (alternative)
mutongoga (alternative)
mũtũngũgũ (alternative)

Commiphora eminii subsp. zimmermannii (syn. C. missionis, C. zimmermannii), tree of the family Burseraceae; traditionally used by Kikuyu people for hedging, supporter of yam vine, and so on.


gĩthima mbũri

gĩthima mbũri class 7 (plural ithima mbũri)

ithima mbũri (plural)
githima mburi (alternative)
gĩthimambũri (alternative)

/ɣèðìmà(ꜜ)ᵐbóɾí(ꜜ)/

coucal, especially Burchell's coucal (Centropus superciliosus burchellii, syn. C. burchellii)


mũhoko

endod, African soapberry (Phytolacca dodecandra; though very poisonous, parts of this plant were traditionally used for treating cattle sickness and as aperient for human being.

soap berry (Deinbollia kilimandscharica)


mũkarara

mĩkarara (plural)
mukarara (alternative)

/mòkàɾàɾà(ꜜ)/

Margaritaria discoidea (syn. Phyllanthus discoideus), a deciduous tree of the family Phyllanthaceae (formerly Euphorbiaceae); traditionally used for making planks (mĩhĩrĩgo).


mũtendera

mĩtendera (plural)
mutendera (alternative)

/mòtɛ̀ⁿdɛ̀ɾáꜜ/

forest peach (Rawsonia lucida (syn. R. usambarensis); produces timber.


mũita-thũa

mĩita-thũa (plural)
muithathua (alternative)
mũitathũa (alternative)

orange-milk tree (Harungana madagascariensis); contains red sap and wood used for building material.


mũthathumwa

mũthathumwa class 3 (plural mĩthathumwa)

mĩthathumwa (plural)
mũthathimwa (alternative)

Hypericum revolutum, a shrub or tree of the St. John's wort family (Hypericaceae)


hatha

(Northern) a species of nettle, Urtica massaica Mildbr.


mũrũrũ

ramontchi, governor's plum, Indian plum (Flacourtia indica); fruit edible.

forest pepper, Lopez root, wild orange tree (Toddalia asiatica)


kĩeha

kĩeha kĩa mũrangi - Engleromyces goetzei

Englerina woodfordioides (syn. Loranthus woodfordioides); parasitic plant found on trees, like mistletoe


gatagatĩ

/ɣàtàɣátè(ꜜ)/

gatagatĩ(-inĩ) ka...


icani

Borrowed from Swahili majani (“leaves”).


mwena

mwena wa irathĩro/ithũĩro

mwena wa ũmotho/ũrĩo


ndoco

/ⁿdɔ̀ːɕɔ̀(ꜜ)/


kĩrĩro

/kèɾèɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/


borithi

/βɔ̀ɾíðì(ꜜ)/


mũmero

/mòmɛ̀ɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/


mũkoigwa

mĩkoigwa (plural)
muhoigwa (alternative)

/mòkɔ̀ìɣwà(ꜜ)/


mbegũ

LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-mbĩgũ.wav


mbeũ

Hinde (1904) records mbēu as an equivalent of English seeds in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba mbēū and Swahili mbegu as its equivalents.

kanua karĩa karĩire mbeũ noko koragia 'ngahanda kĩ?'


mũhũri

shrub or tree of the genus Oncoba
Oncoba routledgei

fried egg tree, snuff-box tree (Oncoba spinosa)


mũigaigua

mĩigaigua (plural)
muigaigua (alternative)
mwigaigwa (alternative)

shrub or tree of the genus Oncoba; branches with axillary spines.

snuff-box tree, fried egg tree (Oncoba spinosa)


mũbirũbirũ

mĩbirũbirũ (plural)
mbirubiru (alternative)
mubirubiru (alternative)

/mòβìɾóβìɾóꜜ/

tree or shrub of Rubiaceae
Rytigynia uhligii (syn. R. schumannii）

Canthium oligocarpum subsp. friesiorum (syn. Rytigynia friesiorum)


kameme

/kàmɛ̀ːmɛ̀(ꜜ)/


ngathĩti

ngathĩti (plural)
gathĩti (alternative)
ngathĩĩti (alternative)

/ᵑɡàðéːtì(ꜜ)/


mũtũngũrũ

mĩtũngũrũ (plural)
mutunguru (alternative)

forest fever tree (Anthocleista grandiflora, syn. Anthocleista zambesiaca)

Mitragyna rubrostipulata (syn. Fleroya rubrostipulata), Rubiaceae; yields timber.


mũkũndũ

several tree species of the family Rubiaceae

Mitragyna rubrostipulata (syn. Fleroya rubrostipulata); yields timber.


mũkũndũ

Derived from gũkũnda (“to lose (in a game)”). See also gũkũndũka (“to turn evil”).


rũathe

njathe (plural)
ruasi (alternative)
ruathe (alternative)

Psydrax parviflora, especially subsp. rubrocostata (syn. Canthium rubrocostatum), tree of the madder family (Rubiaceae); yields timber.

Psydrax schimperiana subsp. schimperiana; yields hard wood and is used for building.

false turkey-berry, mottled-bark canthium (Psydrax livida); yields very hard wood.


mũkomakoma

mĩkomakoma (plural)
mukomakoma (alternative)

Psychotria fractinervata (syn. Grumilea exserta)

Galiniera saxifraga (syn. G. coffeoides) (Rubiaceae)


gĩciri

part of goat meat including shoulder-blade


hwaĩ

hwaĩ-inĩ


ngobo

Holonym: ihĩndu

Ensete ventricosum
Ensete ventricosum#Translingual

seed(s) of wild banana (Ensete ventricosum); formerly used for making special beads for ceremonial purposes.


uungumania

uungumania class 14 (plural mauungumania)

mauungumania (plural)
ungumania (alternative)


kĩgera

/kèɣɛ̀ɾà(ꜜ)/

Derived from kũgera (“to count, to measure”).


gĩcunjĩ

/ɣèɕùᶮd͡ʑè(ꜜ)/


kĩrung'u

irung'u (plural)
karung'u (diminutive)
kĩrung'o (alternative)


rũbũa

peel of sugar-cane chipped off before eating


kĩganda

/kèɣàⁿdà(ꜜ)/

blacksmith's or wiredrawer's shed or working hut; forge


wonjoria

/wɔ̀ᶮd͡ʑɔ̀ɾiá/


muonjoria

onjoria (plural)
mwonjoria (alternative)

/muɔ̀ᶮd͡ʑɔ̀ɾiá/


mũgoro

/mòɣɔ̀ɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/


gĩthemengũ

ithemengũ (plural)
githemengu (alternative)

/ɣèðɛ̀mɛ̀ᵑɡóꜜ/


wabici

wabici (canonical class-10 class-9)
wabici (canonical class-9)
wabici (plural)
mawabici (plural)


ndome

wooden armshield used by male youngsters; see more on Ndome (Schild).


gĩthingithia

gĩthingithia class 7 (plural ithingithia)

/ɣèðìᵑɡíðiáꜜ/


gĩthagathago

gĩthagathago class 7 (plural ithagathago)

/ɣèðàɣáðàɣɔ̀ꜜ/

Derived from gũthagathaga (“to prepare”).


gĩtoero

/ɣè.tɔ̀ː.ɛ́.ɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/

stew with potato, vegetable and sometimes meat


ũmotho

guoko kwa ũmotho

mwena wa ũmotho


ũrĩo

guoko kwa ũrĩo


gĩcagi

an untidy, sprawling agglomeration of homesteads built by a mixed group of people from different clans or sub-clans


gĩthũnũ

initiation candidates' hut built adjacent to the women's sleeping place of the senior co-wife's hut


mũnyaka

Cf. Maasai a-munyak (“to be lucky, to be favoured”).

cog

gĩcango kĩa mũnyaka


ngwacĩ

Hinde (1904) records ngwashi as an equivalent of English potato in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba makwasi,“Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba makwatzi and Swahili kiazi (pl. viazi) as its equivalents.

Meronym: mĩrĩyo

Ipomoea batatas
Ipomoea batatas#Translingual

ngwaci ya mwana wene noyo ihoragia mwaki


gĩkere

Holonym: kũgũrũ


ndereti

/ⁿdɛ̀ːɾɛ̀ːtíꜜ/

/ⁿdɛ̀ːɾɛ́tíꜜ/


mũtumia wa kĩero gĩtune

ki-noun

mũtumia wa kĩero gĩtune class 1 (plural atumia a kĩero gĩtune)

/mòtùmíjà(ꜜ)wa keɛ̀ɾɔ̀(ꜜ)ɣètùːnɛ́ꜜ/

(idiomatic) a woman whose husbands die one after another (lit. a wife of a red thigh).


kĩonereria

/keɔ̀nɛ́ɾɛ́ɾiá/

Derived from kuonereria (“to show by example”).


rũkũngũ

Derived from gũkũngũra (“to reduce to dust”).


mũna

Hutchins (1909) records m'Ona as a Kikuyu name for Chrysophyllum sp.).

muna (Pouteria adolfi-friedericii, syn. Aningeria adolfi-friedericii); yields timber.


mũthegethe

mĩthegethe (plural)
musigethe (alternative)

/mòðɛ̀ɣɛ̀ðɛ́/

canary-bird bush, birdflower, lion's claw, rattlebox (Crotalaria agatiflora)


ndereba

/ⁿdɛ̀ɾɛ̀βáꜜ/


mĩhang'o

Derived from kũhang'a (“to be busy with many things to do”).

odd timewasting jobs, busy activity of any kind


mũembe

Mangifera indica
Mangifera indica#Translingual


mũũnyũ

Hinde (1904) records munyu as an equivalent of English salt in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba munyu and Swahili munyo as its equivalents.


rũbutu

Holonym: ũthiũ


mũthee

/mò.ðɛ́.ɛ́ꜜ/

honorific used for males older than a speaker and also for speaker's father especially in absent


icoya

icoya rĩa ihĩndu


njũragano

njũragano (plural)
mbũragano (alternative)

/ᶮd͡ʑòɾáɣànɔ̀ꜜ/


riboti

riboti (plural)
roboti (alternative)
rĩboti (alternative)

/ɾìβɔ́ːtì(ꜜ)/


ngucanio

/ᵑɡùːɕániɔ́ꜜ/

Derived from a verb kũgucia (“to pull”).


mũtaratara

/mòtàɾátàɾáꜜ/

order, plan, method of activity, procedure


inagu

Solanum nigrum
Solanum nigrum#Translingual

black nightshade (Solanum nigrum); its leaves have been traditionally regarded as edible.


mũthithe

mĩthithe (plural)
muthithi (alternative)
mũthithĩi (alternative)

African sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata, syn. O. abyssinica)


thumu

manure, fertilizer, obtained chiefly from cattle or sheep dung


irũngo

/ìɾòᵑɡɔ̀(ꜜ)/


biacara

biacara (canonical class-10 class-9)
biacara (canonical class-14)
biacara (plural)
mabiacara (plural)
mbiacara (alternative)

kũhũra biacara


mũringathinga

mũringathinga class 3 (plural mĩringathinga)

mĩringathinga (plural)
muringazika (alternative)

/mòɾìᵑɡáðìŋɡáꜜ/

Mussaenda microdonta subsp. odorata (syn. M. odorata); tree or shrub of the family Rubiaceae


mũrera-kĩĩmbu

mũrera-kĩĩmbu class 3 (plural mĩrera-kĩĩmbu)

mĩrera-kĩĩmbu (plural)
murera-kimbu (alternative)

/mòɾɛ̀ɾà(ꜜ)keèᵐbú/

mũ- (“[CLASS 3]”) + kũrera (“to rear”) + kĩĩmbu (“chameleon”).

Canthium oligocarpum subsp. friesiorum (syn. Rytigynia friesiorum), shrub or tree species of the family Rubiaceae


mũtĩ-mũirũ

mĩtĩ-mũirũ (plural)
mutimuiro (alternative)
mutimuiru (alternative)
muti-muiru (alternative)

/mòtě moìɾóꜜ/

Galiniera saxifraga (syn. G. coffeoides); shrub or tree of the family Rubiaceae

shrub or tree species of the genus Turraea (Meliaceae)


ndete

ndete (plural)
gatete (class-12 diminutive)
ndiiti (alternative)

species of warbler, especially grass warbler


kĩmera

/kèmɛ̀ɾà(ꜜ)/

Derived from kũmera (“to germinate, to sprout”).

irio cia kĩmera


gaturumo

/ɣàtùɾúmɔ̀(ꜜ)/


kang'aurũ

/kà.ŋà.ú.ɾóꜜ/


mũbaage

Meronym: (seeds) mbaage

Mauritius thorn (Biancaea decapetala, syn. Caesalpinia decapetala, C. sepiaria); native to Asia, but naturalized to Kenya for a very long time; traditionally used for hedge.


thabai

Gĩkũyũ Gĩkũyũ

A species of nettle, Urtica massaica Mildbr.; leaves traditionally used as vegetable among Gĩkũyũ people.


mbaage

Fruit and seeds of plants of species Biancaea decapetala (Mauritius thorn) (mũbaage); seeds were used for divination.


nyaigĩ

Hard crystalline stone, granite used as scraping stones and burnishing weapons.