embogo

Ikizu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbògó.

Noun

embogo (plural zembogo)

  1. buffalo

References

  • Walker, John B. (2017) Ikizu-Sizaki - Swahili - English Dictionary.‎[1], SIL International

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbògó (“buffalo”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /embóɡo/
  • Rhymes: -óɡo
  • Hyphenation: e‧mbo‧go

Noun

embogo class 9 (plural embogo class 10, augmentless mbogo, plural augmentless mbogo)

  1. buffalo, member of the subtribe Bubalina

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[2], 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]‎[3], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 230
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