Tooro

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Etymology

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Related to -pekenya (to crunch cartilage).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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empekenyu class 9 (plural empekenyu class 10, augmentless mpekenyu, plural augmentless mpekenyu)

  1. (anatomy) cartilage, gristle

References

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  1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 23
  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 236