ekihaha

Tooro

ebihaha

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀pàpá, from Proto-Bantu *-pàpa (“to flap wings, to flutter”). Cognate with Kabwa erihaha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekiháha/

Noun

ekihaha class 7 (plural ebihaha class 8, augmentless kihaha, plural augmentless bihaha)

1. (anatomy) lung

See also

• omwoyo (“soul, spirit”)
• omutima (“heart”)
• obune (“liver”)

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 19
2. Entry 9426 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3