Tooro edit

Etymology edit

From Common Bantu *kɪ̀bʊ́nʊ̀. Cognate with Swahili kiuno (waist), Chichewa chiúno (waist) and Zulu ísibúnu (buttocks, vagina).

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ekiβúnu/

Noun edit

ekibunu class 7 (plural ebibunu class 8, augmentless kibunu, plural augmentless bibunu)

  1. buttocks

See also edit

References edit

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 12