User talk:87.238.84.65

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Why is this word spelled differently in the example sentences? SemperBlotto 11:41, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Although I am not 87.238.84.65, I may know why. As for long vowels etc., Gĩkũyũ orthography varies depending on writers, even among native speakers though Benson (1964) suggests that long vowels should be written with a single letter unless words with different etymologies exist. Of course, his suggestion has been ignored so spellings vary freely regardless of whether etymological distinction exists or not. As far as I know, there are many such examples as, , , , , , , , and so on. Eryk Kij (talk) 14:02, 23 January 2018 (UTC)