kanyoni

Kikuyu

Etymology

ka- (“diminutive”) +‎ nyoni (“bird”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kàɲɔ̀nì(ꜜ)/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

Noun

kanyoni class 12 (plural tũnyoni)

  1. small bird, birdlet

Derived terms

(Nouns)

  • kanyoni-ka-nja class 12

(Proverbs)

  • njĩrirũo nĩ kanyoni gakwa

References
  • “kanyoni” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 349. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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