entwiga

Kabwa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntʊ̀ìgà (“giraffe”). Cognate with Kikuyu ndũiga, Rwanda-Rundi twiga, Shona twiza, Gungu ntwi̱ga, Ikizu itwiga, Swahili twiga.

Noun

entwiga (plural egintwiga)

1. giraffe

References

• Philipo, Nyamisana Hamis, Walker, John B. (2016) "Kabwa - Swahili - English Dictionary."‎^[1], SIL International

Tooro

entwiga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntʊ̀ìgà (“giraffe”). Cognate with Kikuyu ndũiga, Rwanda-Rundi twiga, Shona twiza, Gungu ntwi̱ga, Ikizu itwiga and Swahili twiga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /entwíːɡa/
• Rhymes: -íːɡa
• Hyphenation: e‧ntwi‧ga

Noun

entwiga class 9 (plural entwiga class 10, augmentless ntwiga, plural augmentless ntwiga)

1. giraffe, member of the genus Giraffa

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 31
2. Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza‎^[3], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 297
3. Entry 3028 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3