Kikuyu

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noun

A member of a Bantu people of Kenya.

OriginKikuyu Gĩkũyũ →
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Meanings

nounKikuyu (plural Kikuyus or Kikuyu)

plural Kikuyus

  1. A member of a Bantu people of Kenya.
proper noun
  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.

    2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery, archived from the original on 24 May 2024
  2. A large town in Kiambu County, Kenya, named after the Kikuyu people.

Origin

  1. KikuyuGĩkũyũ
  2. KikuyuGĩkũyũ
  3. EnglishKikuyu

Borrowed from Kikuyu Gĩkũyũ.

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Translations

Hindi किकुयू, किकुयू
  • किकुयू (kikuyū)member of Bantu people
  • किकुयू (kikuyū)language
Hungarian kikuju, kikuju
  • kikujumember of Bantu people
  • kikujulanguage
Irish Ciocúis
  • Ciocúislanguage
Japanese キクユ語
  • キクユ語 (Kikuyu-go)language
Polish Kikuju, kikuju
  • Kikujumember of Bantu people
  • kikujulanguage
Russian кикуйю
  • кикуйю (kikujju)member of Bantu people
Swahili Mkikuyu, Kikikuyu
  • Mkikuyumember of Bantu people
  • Kikikuyulanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Kikuyu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kikuyu

MLA

“Kikuyu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kikuyu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kikuyu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kikuyu.

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