Etymology[edit]
From aka- (class 12 diminutive suffix) + -bwa (“dog”).
Pronunciation[edit]
akabwa class 12 (plural obubwa class 14, augmentless kabwa, plural augmentless bubwa)
- 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