Tooro

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Etymology

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Inherited from Common Bantu *bʊ̀dà (intestines), from Proto-Bantu *ndà (abdomen; intestines; pregnancy; inside). Doublet of enda (abdomen; stomach; pregnancy; fetus).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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orura class 11 (plural amara class 6, augmentless rura, plural augmentless mara)

  1. (anatomy) small intestine

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 20
  2. Entry 772 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3