ekisaatu

Tooro

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Tale South Cushitic *-saato (“animal skin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekisáːtu/

Noun

ekisaatu class 7 (plural ebisaatu class 8, augmentless kisaatu, plural augmentless bisaatu)

1. skin, hide (of animals)
2. leather (of animals)
3. garment made out of animal hides sewn together

See also

• oruhu

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 26
2. Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 196
3. Schoenbrun, David (1993) “We Are What We Eat: Ancient Agriculture Between the Great Lakes”, in The Journal of African History, volume 4, number 1, pages 1–31