Tooro

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Etymology

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From Common Bantu *-dʊngɪ (good, beautiful), from Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀nga (to be straight, right; to put straight, right).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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-rungi (declinable)

  1. good
    Antonym: -bi
  2. beautiful, pretty
    Synonym: -ecumi (clean, beautiful)
    Antonyms: -rofu (dirty, ugly), -bi (ugly)

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • kurungi (well, in a good way)

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 377
  2. Entry 4483 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3