akajangu

Tooro

akajangu

Etymology

From aka- (class 12 diminutive prefix) +‎ -jangu (“cat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akad͡ʒáːŋɡu/
• Rhymes: -áːŋɡu
• Hyphenation: a‧ka‧ja‧ngu

Noun

akajangu class 12 (plural obujangu class 14, augmentless kajangu, plural augmentless bujangu)

1. Diminutive of enjangu (“cat”): kitten, young cat

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 30
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 165