Kikuyu or Gikuyu (Gikuyu: Gĩkũyũ [ɣēkōjó]) (also known as Gĩgĩkũyũ) is a Bantu language spoken by the Gĩkũyũ (Agĩkũyũ) of Kenya. Kikuyu is mainly spoken...

characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. The Kikuyu (also Agĩkũyũ/Gĩkũyũ) are a Bantu ethnic group native to East Africa Central...

associated language. It may also refer to: Kikuyu people, a majority ethnic group in Kenya Kikuyu language, the language of Kikuyu people Kikuyu, Kenya,...

direct from the pot, with only salt added to it. Murugarugio comes from the Kikuyu meaning moving up and down. Once the salt is added the plate is shaken up...

The Kikuyu Central Association (KCA), led by James Beauttah and Joseph Kang'ethe, was a political organisation in colonial Kenya formed in 1924 to act...

features unique to it that were derived from local Bantu languages such as Kiswahili and Kikuyu. It has been developing since colonisation and also contains...

(2023). It features Kenyan singer Sofiya Nzau who performs the song in Kikuyu, a language spoken by the Bantu ethnic group native to Central Kenya. "Mwaki"...

ISO 639 is a standardized nomenclature used to classify languages. Each language is assigned a two-letter (set 1) and three-letter lowercase abbreviation...

supported her. She wrote several songs in the Kikuyu language, which she uploaded as sound and language packages on various platforms for music producers...

(mũngĩkĩ, [mo.ᵑɡe.ke]) means "a united people" or "multitude" in the Kikuyu language. The religion, which apparently originated in the late 1980s, is secretive...

Ngũgĩ was born in Kamiriithu, near Limuru in Kiambu district, Kenya, of Kikuyu descent, and baptised James Ngugi. His family was caught up in the Mau Mau...

becoming politically engaged through the Kikuyu Central Association. In 1929, he travelled to London to lobby for Kikuyu land affairs. During the 1930s, he...

districts/counties and in the diaspora. The language is closely related to the Kikuyu and Kimeru languages. Embu has two known dialects; Mbeere (Mbere...

Devil on the Cross is a 1980 Kikuyu language novel (orig. title Caitaani mũtharaba-Inĩ) written and self translated by Kenyan novelist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o...

Big 5 Animals 17. When elephants fight it is the grass that suffers. ~ Kikuyu Proverb. Consulted on 13 June 2021. afriprov.org Nov. 2001 Proverb: ” When...

The play was written by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o and Ngũgĩ wa Mirii in the Kikuyu language and first performed in Kenya in 1977 at Kamiriithu Educational and...

featuring Kenyan singer Sofiya Nzau, in which the lyrics are performed in Kikuyu language. Nzau had vocal tracks and packages available for download on various...

Mount Kenya (Meru: Kĩrĩmaara, Kikuyu: Kĩrĩnyaga, Kamba: Ki Nyaa, Embu: Kirinyaa) is an extinct volcano in Kenya and the second-highest peak in Africa,...

equally well known in theatre where he wrote and acted in English- and Kikuyu-language plays that caricatured Kenya's society and politics using his company...

Kikuyu?" Cahiers d'Études africaines. Vol. 79 XX:3, pp. 355–68. Kratz, Corinne A. (1986) 'Ethnic interaction, economic diversification and language use:...

throughout southern Africa. In Kenya this plant is known as Gîtoka in Kikuyu Language. The species name macowanii refers to the celebrated British botanist...

name Thika originates either from the Kikuyu language or from the Maasai language. It may relate to the Kikuyu word guthika, which means to bury. It also...

peekapoo, and quiaquia. Other such long words are papaya, Kikuyu, opaque, and upkeep. Kikuyu is typed entirely with the index finger, and so the longest...

Limuru, Kenya Died 3 May 2008 Zimbabwe Occupation Playwright Language Gĩkũyũ language Nationality Kenyan Alma mater Nairobi University Notable works...

winning option was Makena, which means "the one who is happy" in the Kikuyu language. "Naix el primer elefant "valencià" del Bioparc". À punt Media (in...

the Kikuyu, with residents generally being known as "Nyeri Kikuyu". The Kikuyu language is widely spoken, along with Kenya's National language, Swahili...

entertainment channel. December 2000: KBC started Coro FM, transmitting in Kikuyu language to Nairobi and Mount Kenya Region. 2001: Pwani FM was started to cater...

her stage name Queen Jane was a Kenyan benga musician performing in Kikuyu language. Queen Jane was born in Kangema, Murang'a County. She started her musical...

famous campaign slogan is "Hapa kazi tu" (translated from the native Kikuyu language, no wira tu). He won the 2013 Kenyan gubernatorial elections under...

president in 1988. 'Kiguoya' translates to the 'fearful one' in the Kikuyu language. He also, as the political circumstances of the time dictated, projected...