lusulo

Yao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀cʊ́dò (“stream - zone P”). Although the noun is in class 11 in Yao, once the class noun prefix is removed, the stem indicates that it comes from this noun.

Noun

lusulo class 11 (plural sulo)

  1. river
    1. stream
  2. a shallow trench that is dug inside a house to bathe a deceased's body

Derived terms

References

  • Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
  • Alexander Hetherwick, Introductory Handbook of the Yao Language, 1889 - page 220
  • Alexander Hetherwick, A Handbook of the Yao Language, 1902
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