omuniongorozi
Tooro
Etymology
Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀nyongodo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /omunjoŋɡoɾózi/
- Hyphenation: o‧mu‧nio‧ngo‧ro‧zi
Noun
omuniongorozi class 3 (plural eminiongorozi class 4, augmentless muniongorozi, plural augmentless miniongorozi)
- earthworm
- mpora mpora ekahikya omuniongorozi ha iziba ― slow and steady wins the race (literally, “slowly, slowly, the earthworm arrived at the well”)
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 41
- Entry 9751 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3