intare

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From a Tale South Cushitic language; compare with Somali a:r (“lion”). Ultimately from Proto-South Cushitic *-taal (“lion”).

Noun

intáre class 9 (plural intáre class 10)

  1. lion

References

  • The Languages of Africa‎[1], 1966, page 59
  • Schoenbrun, David (1993) “We Are What We Eat: Ancient Agriculture Between the Great Lakes”, in The Journal of African History, volume 4, number 1, pages 1–31
  • An African Classical Age: Eastern and Southern Africa in World History, 1000 B.C. to A.D. 400‎[2], 1998, page 307
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