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Kikuyu

Kikuyu noun: a member of a Bantu people of Kenya.

kikuyu: a member of a Bantu people of Kenya
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Noun

Kikuyu (plural Kikuyus or Kikuyu)

  1. A member of a Bantu people of Kenya.

Proper noun

Kikuyu

  1. The language of this people.
    • 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.2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery, archived from the original on 24 May 2024
  2. A large town in Kiambu County, Kenya, named after the Kikuyu people.

Kikuyu meaning in Hindi

Kikuyu in Hindi

member of Bantu people
किकुयू kikuyū
language
किकुयू kikuyū

Forms of Kikuyu

pluralKikuyus
pluralKikuyu

Origin of Kikuyu

Borrowed from Kikuyu Gĩkũyũ.

Phrases with Kikuyu

Questions about Kikuyu

What does Kikuyu mean?
Kikuyu means a member of a Bantu people of Kenya.
What is Kikuyu in Hindi?
Kikuyu in Hindi is किकुयू (kikuyū). See Kikuyu meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Kikuyu?
Kikuyu can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Kikuyu?
The plural of Kikuyu is Kikuyus.

Words near Kikuyu in the dictionary

  1. Kikta
  2. Kikuchi
  3. kikuel oil
  4. Kikuko
  5. kikumon
  6. Kikuyu
  7. kikuyu grass
  8. kikuyu grasses
  9. kikuyugrass
  10. kikuyugrasses
  11. Kikuyuland

Source and license

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