endiga

Luganda

Etymology

Borrowed from an extinct Tale South Cushitic language. Ultimately from Proto-South Cushitic *lege'-

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /endíɡá/

Noun

endiga (class III, plural endiga, base state ndiga, plural base state ndiga)

  1. sheep (ram or ewe)

References

  • Snoxall, R. A. (1967) Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 237
  • Ethiopians and East Africans: The Problem of Contacts[1], 1974, page 84
  • Murphy, John D. (1972) Luganda-English Dictionary, United States: The Catholic University of America Press, →ISBN, page 408