Kikuyu

[ki-koo-yoo]

noun

plural

Kikuyus ,

plural

Kikuyu .

1. a member of an Indigenous people of Kenya having an agricultural economy and notable as being the originators of the Mau Mau.

2. the language of the Kikuyu, a Bantu language.

3. Also called kikuyu grass. Usually kikuyu a grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, native to southern Africa, sometimes used in warm climates for lawns or as pasturage.

Kikuyu

/ kɪˈkuːjuː /

noun

1. a member of a Negroid people of E Africa, living chiefly in Kenya on the high foothills around Mount Kenya

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family

Example Sentences

So, angry about corruption and police excesses, she says she joined friends protesting in Kikuyu, a lush town on the outskirts of the capital.

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Authorities accused Nyairo and two-dozen others in Kikuyu of raiding and torching government offices in the area, according to court documents.

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The languages recorded included Kikuyu and Dholuo in Kenya, Hausa and Yoruba in Nigeria and isiZulu and Tshivenda in South Africa, some of which are spoken by millions of people.

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In the aftermath, some politicians allied to Ruto have accused Kikuyu elites of fuelling opposition against the president.

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The Kikuyu, Kenya's largest ethnic group from the Mt Kenya region, overwhelmingly backed Ruto in the 2022 elections, together with Rigathi Gachagua, who hails from the region, as his deputy.

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