eggombolola
Luganda
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡːóːmbólólá/
Noun
eggombolola (class V, plural amagombolola, base state ggombolola, plural base state magombolola)
Usage notes
When used to describe subdivisions of a ssaza in Uganda, it is translated as “subcounty”. However, in a United States context, ssaza corresponds to “state” and eggombolola is translated as “county”.
References
- Snoxall, R. A. (1967) Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 90
- Murphy, John D. (1972) Luganda-English Dictionary, United States: The Catholic University of America Press, →ISBN, page 98