enjubu
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Tooro
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ngùbʊ́ (“hippopotamus”). Cognate with Kikuyu nguuũ, Rwanda-Rundi imvubú, Tsonga mpfuvu and Zulu ímvubú.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]enjubu class 9 (plural enjubu class 10, augmentless njubu, plural augmentless njubu)
- hippopotamus, member of the genus Hippopotamus
- Synonym: ensere
References
[edit]- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 30
- Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary][2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 284