ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1940, this book was the result of 3 years'  worth of phonetic research and analysis with the aim of laying foudnations for improved methods of teaching and ascertaining the most scientific basis for current orthography of the Kikuyu language of Kenya.

part I The Sounds and Tones of Southern Kikuyu|296 pages

chapter I The Vowel Phonemes|8 pages

chapter II|6 pages

Length of Vowels

chapter III|14 pages

Vowel Sequence

chapter IV|10 pages

The Consonant Phonemes

chapter V|8 pages

Consonant Laws

chapter VI|10 pages

The Tones

chapter VII|9 pages

Tonal Classes of Verbs

chapter VIII|1 pages

Tonal Conjugation of Verbs (Introductory)

chapter IX|23 pages

Tonal Coniugation of Class I Verbs

chapter X|20 pages

Tonal Conjugation of Class II Verbs

chapter XI|19 pages

Tonal Conjugation of Class III Verbs

chapter XII|19 pages

Tonal Conjugation of Class IV Verbs

chapter XIII|19 pages

Tonal Coniugation of Class V Verbs

chapter XIV|4 pages

The Use of Ne Forms of Verbs

chapter XV|1 pages

Tonal Classes of Nouns

chapter XXI|13 pages

Tonal Forms of Other Nouns

chapter XXII|25 pages

Tonal Forms of Adiectives 1

chapter XXIII|1 pages

Stress

chapter XXIV|8 pages

Emphasis

part II Texts with Translations and Notes|1 pages

chapter XXV|3 pages

Notes to Text NO. 1

chapter XXVI|8 pages

Text No. 2

chapter XXVII|7 pages

Text No. 3

chapter XXVIII|13 pages

Notes to Text No. 4

chapter XXIX|20 pages

Text No. 5