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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

(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...

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

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

Kelantan-Pattani Malay (Pattani Malay) Khakas Khandeshi (Ahirani) Khorasani Turkic Kikuyu Kokborok Kumyk Kʼicheʼ Lakota Lhasa Tibetan (Tibetan) BETA Luba-Kasai (Tshiluba)...

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

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...

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...

with Meru proper and with Gikuyu. As the Meru language is similar to its surrounding neighbors, the Kikuyu and Embu could have possibly adopted parts of...

up until that point. The band's name, Duma, meant darkness in the Kikuyu language. The duo's self-titled debut album, Duma, was released on 7 August...

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

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

alternatively one news source suggests its origin lies in the Kikuyu language, specifically from the Kikuyu phrase 'mang’otore matatu' meaning 30 cents. At times...

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...

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

reflects translation of the name JOMO. Jomo means "burning spear" in the Kikuyu language. As with the adoption of the slogan-demand “Uhuru,” title of the newspaper...

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

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...

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