omukira
Tooro edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́dà (“tail”). Cognate with Nzadi okyá and Zulu úmsîla.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
omukira class 3 (plural emikira class 4, augmentless mukira, plural augmentless mikira)
References edit
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 26
- Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary][2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 250