yonjo
Tooro
Etymology
Borrowed from Luganda -yonjo (“clean, beautiful”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jóːnd͡ʒo/
Adjective
-yonjo (declinable)
Declension
| Noun class | indefinite | definite | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1/2 | muyonjo | bayonjo | omuyonjo | abayonjo |
| 3/4 | muyonjo | miyonjo | omuyonjo | emiyonjo |
| 5/6 | liyonjo | mayonjo | eriyonjo | amayonjo |
| 7/8 | kiyonjo | biyonjo | ekiyonjo | ebiyonjo |
| 9/10 | nyonjo | nyonjo | enyonjo | enyonjo |
| 11/10 | ruyonjo | oruyonjo | ||
| 12/14 | kayonjo | buyonjo | akayonjo | obuyonjo |
| 13 | — | tuyonjo | — | otuyonjo |
| 14/6 | buyonjo | mayonjo | obuyonjo | amayonjo |
| 15/6 | kuyonjo | okuyonjo | ||
| 16 | hayonjo | — | ahayonjo | — |
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 378-379