ibara

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Japanese

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Romanization

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ibara

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いばら

Rwanda-Rundi

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Noun

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ibára class 5 (plural amabára class 6)

  1. colour, color

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عِبَارَة (ʕibāra).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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ibara (n class, plural ibara)

  1. clause, article

Tooro

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìbádà (spot, speckle; color; wound, scar). Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi ibára (color) and Zulu îbâla (speckle; open space; playground).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /iːβâɾa/, (augmentless) /iβâɾa/
  • Rhymes: -âɾa
  • Hyphenation: i‧ba‧ra

Noun

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ibara class 5 (plural amabara class 6, augmentless ibara, plural augmentless mabara)

  1. spot
  2. birthmark
  3. name
    Ibara lyawe niiwe oha?What is your name? (literally, “Your name is you who?”)
    Ibara lyange ninyowe Kato.My name is Kato. (literally, “My name is me Kato.”)

See also

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References

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  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 21, 208-210