wonjoria

Kikuyu

Etymology

Derived from kuonjoria (to trade).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɔ̀ᶮd͡ʑɔ̀ɾiá/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a trisyllabic stem, together with mũrĩmĩre, and so on.

Noun

wonjoria class 14

  1. trade, business[1]
    Synonym: mbiacara
  2. barter[1]

(Nouns)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “muonjoria” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 361. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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