ngage

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᵑɡà.ɣɛ́ꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

(Limuru, Kiambu County) IPA^(key): /ᵑɡá.ɣɛ́ꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including biribiri, cibũ (“chief”), gĩkabũ (pl. ikabũ), gĩtara, ithanwa, ithandũkũ, kĩng'aurũ, mũthigari, mũthũ, mwatũka, mbũkũ, ndigithũ, njata, rũbutu (pl. mbutu), thaburia, and so on.^[1]

Noun

ngage class 9/10 (plural ngage)

chigoe, chigger, jigger^[2]
Synonym: ndutu

References

^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
^ “ngage” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 303. Oxford: Clarendon Press.