Tooro

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enjojo

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njògù (elephant). Cognate with Swahili ndovu, Rwanda-Rundi inzovu, Tsonga ndlopfu and Sranan Tongo asaw.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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enjojo class 9 (plural enjojo class 10, augmentless njojo, plural augmentless njojo)

  1. elephant, member of the family Elephantidae

Derived terms

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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 30
  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 283