empunu

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Tooro

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empunu

Etymology

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Ultimately from em- (class 9 noun prefix) + Proto-Tale South Cushitic *-punu ((wild) pig).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /empúnu/
  • Rhymes: -únu
  • Hyphenation: e‧mpu‧nu

Noun

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empunu class 9 (plural empunu class 10, augmentless mpunu, plural augmentless mpunu)

  1. pig, member of the genus Sus

References

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  1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 27-28
  2. 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