OLAC resources in and about the Kikuyu language

ISO 639-3: kik

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

• Primary texts
• Lexical resources
• Language descriptions
• Other resources about the language

Other known names and dialect names: Gekoyo, Gichugu, Gigikuyu, Gikuyu, Karatina, Kiambu, Mathira, Ndia, Northern Gikuyu, Northern Kirinyaga, Northern Murang'a, Nyeri, Southern Gikuyu, Southern Kirinyaga, Southern Murang'a

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Primary texts

1. ONLINEKikuyu audio recordings. William Shipley (researcher). [1961-63]. California Language Archive. oai:cla.berkeley.edu:LA 66.1
2. ONLINEThe Bible in Gikuyu. United Bible Societies. 1965. The Bible Society of Kenya. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_kik_gen-1

Lexical resources

1. Kikuyu-English dictionary. Benson, T. G. 1964. Oxford : Clarendon Press. oai:gial.edu:18280
2. English-Kikuyu, Kikuyu-English vocabulary. Gecaga, Bethuel Mareka. 1953. Eagle language study series. oai:gial.edu:24470

Language descriptions

1. A paradigmatic grammar of Gĩ kũ yũ. Mugane, John M. 1997. Stanford monographs in African languages. oai:gial.edu:10015
2. First lessons in Kikuyu. Leakey, L. S. B (Louis Seymour Bazett), 1903-1972. 1959. Eagle language study series. oai:gial.edu:24471
3. ONLINEAlphabets of Africa. Hartell, Rhonda L. 1993. Dakar: UNESCO. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_kik_ortho-1
4. ONLINELomax Collection Recording of Gikuyu. Lomax, Alan (Collector). 1961. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_kik_vertext-1
5. O tom nas línguas Bantu. Kröger, Heidrun. 2003. Trabalhos em Curso 1. oai:sil.org:44984
6. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Kikuyu. Dryer, Matthew S. & Haspelmath, Martin (editor). 2011-02-08. Max Planck Digital Library. oai:wals.info:languoid/kik

Other resources about the language

1. ONLINEStudies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom. Barlow, A. Ruffell. 1960. Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland. oai:refdb.wals.info:2147
2. ONLINEGikuyu. Njogu, Kimani. 2001. Facts About the World's Languages, An Encyclopedia of the World's Languages: Past and Present. oai:refdb.wals.info:2998
3. ONLINETense and Aspect Systems. Dahl, Östen. 1985. Blackwell. oai:refdb.wals.info:4272
4. ONLINEA Paradigmatic Grammar of Gikuyu. Mugane, John M. 1997. Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI). oai:refdb.wals.info:4896
5. ONLINELes langages de l'humanité: une encyclopédie des 3000 langues parlées dans le monde. Malherbe, Michael; Rosenberg, S. 1996. Laffont. oai:refdb.wals.info:5673
6. Aspects of complementation in three Bantu languages. Perez, Carolyn Harford. n.d. Bloomington, Ind. (310 Lindley Hall, Bloomington 47405) : Reproduced by the Indiana University Linguistics Club. oai:gial.edu:716
7. The phonetic and tonal structure of Kikuyu. Armstrong, Lilias Eveline, d. 1937. 1940. London : Published for the International African Institute of African Languages & Cultures by the Oxford University Press. oai:gial.edu:24469
8. ONLINEGikuyu: a language of Kenya. Lewis, M. Paul (editor). 2009. SIL International (www.sil.org). oai:ethnologue.com:kik
9. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Kikuyu. Anthony Aristar, Director of Linguist List (editor); Helen Aristar-Dry, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2012-01-26. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_kik

Other known names and dialect names: Gekoyo, Gichugu, Gigikuyu, Gikuyu, Karatina, Kiambu, Mathira, Ndia, Northern Gikuyu, Northern Kirinyaga, Northern Murang'a, Nyeri, Southern Gikuyu, Southern Kirinyaga, Southern Murang'a

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