Tooro

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Etymology

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Inherited from Common Bantu *bʊ̀jòjá (fur), from Proto-Bantu *-jòjá. Doublet of amooya.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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obwoya class 14 (plural only, augmentless bwoya)

  1. plural of akooya
  2. body hair
  3. fur
  4. feathers

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 22
  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 234
  3. Entry 3586 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3