akabwa

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Tooro[edit]

akabwa

Etymology[edit]

From aka- (class 12 diminutive suffix) +‎ -bwa (dog).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

akabwa class 12 (plural obubwa class 14, augmentless kabwa, plural augmentless bubwa)

  1. Diminutive of embwa (dog): puppy
    Synonyms: ekisole, ensole

References[edit]

  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro-Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro-Rutooro dictionary]‎[1], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 161