embogo

Ikizu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbògó.

Noun

embogo (plural zembogo)

1. buffalo

References

• Walker, John B. (2017) Ikizu-Sizaki - Swahili - English Dictionary.‎^[1], SIL International

Tooro

embogo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbògó (“buffalo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /embóɡo/
• Rhymes: -óɡo
• Hyphenation: e‧mbo‧go

Noun

embogo class 9 (plural embogo class 10, augmentless mbogo, plural augmentless mbogo)

1. buffalo, member of the subtribe Bubalina

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 30
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 230