Wagogo
English
editEtymology
editFrom Gogo Wagogo, from wa- (“class prefix”) + -gogo (“noun stem pertaining to the Gogo people”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editWagogo pl (plural only)
- 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
editWagogo (not comparable)
- 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.