a okumalirra
Tooro
Etymology
From -a 'of' + okumalirra 'to be (the) last (inf.)', with -a assimilating into the augment o-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a okumalíra/
Adjective
- last
- omuntu ow'okumalirra ― the last person
| Noun class | indefinite | definite | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1/2 | w'okumalirra | b'okumalirra | ow'okumalirra | ab'okumalirra |
| 3/4 | gw'okumalirra | y'okumalirra | ogw'okumalirra | ey'okumalirra |
| 5/6 | ly'okumalirra | g'okumalirra | ery'okumalirra | ag'okumalirra |
| 7/8 | ky'okumalirra | by'okumalirra | eky'okumalirra | eby'okumalirra |
| 9/10 | y'okumalirra | z'okumalirra | ey'okumalirra | ez'okumalirra |
| 11/10 | rw'okumalirra | orw'okumalirra | ||
| 12/14 | k'okumalirra | bw'okumalirra | ak'okumalirra | obw'okumalirra |
| 13 | — | tw'okumalirra | — | otw'okumalirra |
| 14/6 | bw'okumalirra | g'okumalirra | obw'okumalirra | ag'okumalirra |
| 15/6 | kw'okumalirra | okw'okumalirra | ||
| 16 | h'okumalirra | — | ah'okumalirra | — |
| 18 | mw'okumalirra | omw'okumalirra | ||
Coordinate terms
- a okubanza 'first'
- a okwongeraho 'next'
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 161