There is nothing complicated in Kikuyu langauge. Blame the missionaries who chose our orthography. The two vowels [ĩ] and [ũ] exist in English and other langauges and there is no complication at all.

AND HOW OFTEN DO YOU USE THAT ĩ AND ũ IN ENGLISH?

Whne I mean the the vowels, I am talking in terms of phones, not graphemes, and they are used all the time. The international phonetics alphabet uses symbol [o] for 'ũ' and symbol [e] for our 'ĩ'. Like I said, the missionaries as pioneers are to blame for not coming up with a better way of representing these two vowels orthographically.

I'm not a linguistics student

missionaries...missionaries... its just your luck you ended up with a complex language. Now you cant even find the keys on keyboards. Sorry!

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Originally posted by Maria:
I'm not a linguistics student

Come stay with me and in 6 months time, you will speak like a Kikuyu Laidy. Guarantee from Prof Higgins.

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Come stay with me and in 6 months time, you will speak like a Kikuyu Laidy. Guarantee from Prof Higgins.

I trust you.
Do I need to carry my clothes? But I do not have the money,is there a "Col Pickering" to fund me?
And promise me that we will not go beyond midnight with the lessons.

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'"l'm an ordinary man
'"Who desires nothing more
'"Than just an ordinary chance
'"To live exactly as he likes
'"And do precisely what he wants
'"An average man, am I
'"Of no eccentric whim
'"Who likes to live his life
'"Free of strife
'"Doing whatever he thinks is best for him
'"Oh, just an ordinary man

And you wil promise that I won't be lsitening to that talk everyday. I couldnt bear it.

Can't guarantee not staying after midnight. Learning proper Kikuyu is an arduous task. If we are to go for the kikuyu.com meeting and you shout absobloominglutely, I will lose my honor. In any case, I must ensure that you get it in six months.

Where is Colonel Pickering to say,"If this girl will put herself
in your hands for six months...
...for an experiment in teaching, she must
understand thoroughly what she's doing."

If I'm good and do as I'm told,will I get to sleep in a proper bedroom, have lots to eat, money to buy chocolates and rides in taxis?

Find the complete script here
http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/m/my-fair-la...ript-transcript.html

Will you take me to your mother to try me out first? You could tell her that it's a phonetics job,you picked up a girl but not a love affair.

I'll have strict instructions as to my behavior.I'll keep to two subjects:the weather and everybody's health.'"Fine day! '" and '"How do you do?'"

Eliza stays with Prof Higgins in the end. Will you let me stay with you,of course after I help you win your bet?

I will take you to mom by George!
Ok, first lets ger Col. Pickering to ensure that we play fair. Maybe Ngunjiri Wagithuri, Waweru or Papa Daad. But I wonder if they will be willing to place the bet on your behalf.
Instructions
Do not greet my mother Niatia?
Do not tell her how beautiful the moon is
You must also learn about Kikuyu plants, vegetables, trees and some basic info about farming.
My mom does not talk about weather, unless it is the topical issue. You begin by telling her about where you come from.
Will you also be ready to accompany herto the river to fetch water? Kikuyu ladies do not carry things on their heads, can you carry a 20 litter water jerrycan on your back?
If you can then it is a good begining

oohh I knew I wasn't going to like this...

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Ok, first lets ger Col. Pickering to ensure that we play fair. Maybe Ngunjiri Wagithuri, Waweru or Papa Daad. But I wonder if they will be willing to place the bet on your behalf.

Let's hope?

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Instructions
Do not greet my mother Niatia? I won't.
Do not tell her how beautiful the moon is. why not? Am I allowed to ask questions?
You must also learn about Kikuyu plants, vegetables, trees and some basic info about farming.That won't be a problem!

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My mom does not talk about weather, unless it is the topical issue. You begin by telling her about where you come from.

Ndi muUganda wa Kampala? i'm I doing good,so far?

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Will you also be ready to accompany her to the river to fetch water? Kikuyu ladies do not carry things on their heads, can you carry a 20 litter water jerrycan on your back?

I can do neither...my back,my head...I have never But i'll try.this is going to be hard.

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can you carry a 20 litter water jerrycan on your back?

This is like asking can pigs fly?? LOL LOL

Wakanyugi,
I really hope Sajini was joking. I'm already thinking twice about this whole experiment.

...Where is colonel Pickering when you need him?
..