ekyoya
Tooro edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From eki- (class 7 noun prefix) + -oya (“feathers, hair, fur”). eki- might be influenced by ekinyonyi class 7 (“bird”).
Noun edit
ekyoya class 7 (plural ebyoya class 8, augmentless kyoya, plural augmentless byoya)
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
ekyoya class 7 (plural ebyoya class 8, augmentless kyoya, plural augmentless byoya)
References edit
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 22, 241
- Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary][2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 218