akajangu

Tooro

Etymology

From aka- (class 12 diminutive prefix) +‎ -jangu (“cat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akad͡ʒáːŋɡu/
  • Rhymes: -áːŋɡu
  • Hyphenation: a‧ka‧ja‧ngu

Noun

akajangu class 12 (plural obujangu class 14, augmentless kajangu, plural augmentless bujangu)

  1. diminutive of enjangu (“cat”): kitten, young cat

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 30
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 165
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