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  • proper noun A Bantu language of Kenya and Tanzania.

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Examples

  • It was an agreement to pay the captain of the brigantine the sum of one hundred pounds sterling provided that Henry Deschard was taken on board the brigantine at Woodle's Island (me name Kuria was known by to whaleships and others), the said sum to be increased to two hundred pounds "provided that Henry Deschard, myself, and my two daughters are landed at Batavia or any other East India port within sixty days from leaving the said island," and was signed Anna Deschard.

    The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 Louis Becke 1884

  • Kuria told POZ, In Kenya, it seems that men who lead double lives do so because they do not believe they have a choice.

    African Gays Under Attack as HIV/AIDS Epidemic Turns 30 2011

  • Kuria talked on how to conserve water through waterless urinals, dry toilets – self composting.

    EEIU Nabuur Participates at the IEK International Conference On ���Food, Water and Energy Security: 2009

  • After protesting "this unwarranted [U.S.] interference in Kenya's internal affairs," the government permitted Kuria to flee quietly to London.

    Taking A Hard Line Against Democracy 2008

  • Kuria discovered that he was gay while in high school, in the early

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2006

  • Murimi's story, the "Walk to Womanhood," is set among Kenya's Kuria people.

    CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2004 2004

  • MAKGABO: So, after graduating, Murimi got together with a couple of his college buddies, researched the story, and headed for Kuria land.

    CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2004 2004

  • PETER MURIMI, AFRICAN JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR: It's really interesting, because I am a Kuria and the story is about my tribe, but has never approached it amongst the Kuria.

    CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2004 2004

  • English: mobola plum Kisii: omoraa Kuria: mutaburu Luo: ongoro Maa: ol'matakuroi Mbeere: muura, maura

    Chapter 7 1999

  • Flour and grain are also used in local beer brewing, especially among the Luo, Kuria and Luhya.

    Chapter 7 1999

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