igana

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɣana/

Verb

igana (infinitive kũigana)

  1. to be sufficient, to be enough, to come up to a point, to be up to

Derived terms

  • ngumo ndĩigana mwene

References

  • “igana” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 182. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Nyankole

Etymology

Loanword from an extinct Central Sudanic language; compare with Mangbetu kana (“one”).

Noun

igana class 5 (plural [Term?] class 6, augmentless igana, plural augmentless [Term?])

  1. one hundred

References

  • Patterns of Bantu and Central Sudanic Settlement in Central and Southern Africa (CA. 1000 B.C. - 500 A.D.)‎[1], 1973, page 36
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