omugenyi

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì. Cognate with Swahili mgeni (“foreigner, stranger”) and Swazi umyeni (“husband, groom”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omuɡéɲi/

Noun

omugenyi class 1 (plural abagenyi class 2, augmentless mugenyi, plural augmentless bagenyi)

  1. visitor, guest
  2. stranger
    • 2008, Ekitabu Ekirukwera N'Ebitabu Ebyeetwa Deturokanoniko/Apokurifa [Bible in Runyoro/Rutooro Interconfessional Translation], Bible Society of Uganda, Matayo 25:38:
      Kandi tukakurora di oli mugenyi twakukunira; rundi oli busa, twakujweka?
      When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 189-190
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