enkoko

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Common Bantu *nkókó. Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi inkokó.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eŋkóko/
  • Hyphenation: e‧nko‧ko

Noun

enkoko class 9 (plural enkoko class 10, augmentless nkoko, plural augmentless nkoko)

  1. chicken, domestic fowl

Derived terms

  • akakoko (“small chicken, chick”)
  • enkokoromi (“cock, rooster”)

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 34-35
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 286
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