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-kũ-
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Kikuyu
Pronunciation 1
ki /kó/
Infix
ki infix
(without aspect suffixes) hodiernal future marker
ki ki -ma- Magũthiĩ ki na thayũ. They will go in peace (today).
(with aspect suffix) hodiernal past marker
ki ki -kĩ- Gĩkũki gũtha gũthki -ĩte ĩte ki Njoki. It has hit Njoki (today).
Pronunciation 2
ki /ko/
Infix
ki infix
second person object marker
Kikuyu_language#Noun_classes noun class 15 and 17 marker
Usage notes
Becomes 'gũ' when the following consonant is c, t, th, or k.