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mũhĩrĩga

n. · class 1/2

  1. clan; one of the ten (kenda mũiyũru) clans of the Gĩkũyũ people, named after the nine daughters of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi: Wanjirũ, Wambũi, Wanjikũ, Waceera, Wairimũ, Waithĩra, Wangari, Wangarĩ (or Wanjũgũ), and Nyambura. The tenth clan, Wamũyũ, is sometimes included.
  2. Derived from hĩriga (to fence/enclose), reflecting the protective boundary of family and kinship.

Etymology: From hĩriga (to enclose, fence) - a clan represents those within the same protective family boundary

Related words

  • mĩhĩrĩga — clans, tribes. Clans, tribes. Plural form referring to kinship groups, extended
  • mũhirigo — , rough-hewn; plank as used for the circular wall of; a traditional hut and for
  • hĩriga — to construct a protective wall or fence around a home; enclose, partition off. T