ekyoya

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Tooro

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ekjóːja/, [ecóːja]

Etymology 1

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From eki- (class 7 noun prefix) +‎ -oya (feathers, hair, fur). eki- might be influenced by ekinyonyi class 7 (bird).

Noun

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ekyoya class 7 (plural ebyoya class 8, augmentless kyoya, plural augmentless byoya)

  1. feather
  2. strand of fur

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ekyoya class 7 (plural ebyoya class 8, augmentless kyoya, plural augmentless byoya)

  1. whistling, whistle

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, pages 22, 241
  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 218