Wagogo

English

Etymology

From Gogo Wagogo, from wa- (“class prefix”) + -gogo (“noun stem pertaining to the Gogo people”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /wəˈɡəʊɡəʊ/

Noun

Wagogo pl (plural only)

1. The Gogo people of Tanzania.
   • 1910, James George Frazer, Totemism and Exogamy:

     The Wagogo think that if a person kills or eats the in effects animal which is the totem of his clan, he thereby endangers his relations, but not himself.

Adjective

Wagogo (not comparable)

1. Gogo.
   • 2004 February 27, Ken Hunt, The Guardian:

     Hukwe Zawose, who has died aged 65, was the most prominent musician in the international appreciation of Tanzania's complex musical traditions; at home, he was renowned for championing traditional Wagogo musical culture.