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Kikuyu

proper noun

  1. a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Kenya
  2. the Bantu language of the Kikuyu people
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Kikuyu Gĩkũyũbor. English Kikuyu Borrowed from Kikuyu Gĩkũyũ.

  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.

  2. A large town in Kiambu County, Kenya, named after the Kikuyu people.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Kikuyu Gĩkũyũbor. English Kikuyu Borrowed from Kikuyu Gĩkũyũ.

  1. A member of a Bantu people of Kenya.
Kikuyu — meaning, definition (proper noun) · Vinony