ekireju

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀dèdù. Cognate with Lingala mandéfu (“beard”). By surface analysis, eki- (class 7 augmentative) +‎ -leju (“beard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekiɾéd͡ʒu/

Noun

ekireju class 7 (plural ebireju class 8, augmentless kireju, plural augmentless bireju)

1. long beard

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 8