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embwa

Kabwa edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à.

Noun edit

embwa (plural egimbwa)

  1. dog

References edit

  • Philipo, Nyamisana Hamis, Walker, John B. (2016) "Kabwa - Swahili - English Dictionary."‎[1], SIL International

Luganda edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à.

Noun edit

embwa

  1. dog

Tooro edit

 
embwa

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à. Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi imbwá, Tswana ntša and Zulu înjá.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

embwa class 9 (plural embwa class 10, augmentless mbwa, plural augmentless mbwa)

  1. dog, member of the family Canidae
    Hyponyms: empairimi (“male dog”), embwakati (“female dog”), ekisole (“puppy”), ensole (“puppy”)

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 29
  2. Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro-Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro-Rutooro dictionary]‎[3], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 231
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