Kikuyu

See also: kikuyu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Kikuyu Gĩkũyũ.

Noun

Kikuyu (plural Kikuyus or Kikuyu)

  1. A member of a Bantu people of Kenya.

Translations

Proper noun

Kikuyu

  1. The language of this people.
    • 2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery‎[1], archived from the original on 24 May 2024:
      If the idea of “exotic” and complex languages with features you’ve never imagined thrills you, I guarantee you’ll get more out of studying Navajo, American Sign Language, Kikuyu, Vietnamese, Cree, Cantonese, Quechua, or Nuuchahnnulth than Quenya, Klingon, or attempting to make your own.
  2. A large town in Kiambu County, Kenya, named after the Kikuyu people.

Translations

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Kikuyu terms

Further reading

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