igufa

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìkúpà.

Noun

igúfa class 5 (plural amagúfa class 6)

1. (Kirundi, less common in Kinyarwanda) bone

   Synonym: (Rwanda) igufwa

Tooro

igufa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìkʊ́puà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːɡúfa/, (augmentless) /iɡúfa/

Noun

igufa class 5 (plural amagufa class 6, augmentless igufa, plural augmentless magufa)

1. bone
2. tooth (of an animal)

   amagufa g'embwa ― teeth of a dog

See also

• eriino

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 7 and 23