mwendwa

• mwendwo

• IPA^(key): /moɛ̀ⁿdoǎ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as mũendũa, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.^[1]

mwendwa class 1 (plural eendwa)

1. lover

(Verbs)

• kwenda

(Nouns)

• wendo class 14

• “mwendwa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.