-kuhĩ

Kikuyu Etymology Hinde (1904) records -kuhi as an equivalent of English en short in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of kam -kubi, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kam -gube, and sw fupi -fupi as its equivalents.Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp. 52–3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pronunciation ki /kùhé/ - 2-4 Adjective ki adjective short-kuhĩ 233 ki -raihu -raya ki Mũthuuri ũyũ nĩ mũkuhĩ. This man is short.Mugu, Muturi Anthony (2014). "Antonymy in Gĩkũyũ: a cognitive semantics approach", p. 57. near, close ki -raihu -raya Inflection mũkuhĩ akuhĩ mĩkuhĩ ikuhĩ makuhĩ gĩkuhĩ nguhĩ rũkuhĩ gakuhĩ tũkuhĩ gũkuhĩ hakuhĩ Derived terms Proverbs ki njĩra nguhĩ nĩ ya ũrĩrĩ ki njĩra nguhĩ no ya kanua Related terms Nonus ki ũkuhĩ c14 References