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Kamau
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kamau
English
Proper noun
s
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Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Kamau is the 17992nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1552 individuals. Kamau is most common among Black/African American (88.53%) individuals.
Anagrams
en aakmu akuma Makua mauka
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
ki /kà.mà.úꜜ/
4 Kamau Clements (1984) classifies this term into “HL class” corresponding to Armstrong's mbori class and Benson's disyllabic 3, together with ki mũgeka, ki mũrata, and ki mwana.Clements, George N. (1984). "Principles of tone assignment in Kikuyu." In Clements, G.N. and J.A. Goldsmith (eds.) Autosegmental studies in Bantu tone, pp. 281–339. Dordrecht: Mouton de Gruyter; Foris Publications. 90 70176 97 1
Proper noun
ki proper noun
ki male
Derived terms
Proverbs
ki Kamau mwerũ nĩ airaga
Related terms
Nouns
ki kamau
References
Swahili
Etymology
sw :bor ki:Kamau + 1
Proper noun
sw proper noun
sw male Kikuyu