akame

Japanese

Romanization

akame

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あかめ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of アカメ

Nyoro

Etymology

Borrowed from an extinct Central Sudanic language. compare with Ma'di komo, Moru komo and Bagirmi 'ome. Ultimately from Proto-Central Sudanic *komeo (“hare”).

Noun

akame class 12 (plural obume class 14, augmentless kame, plural augmentless bume)

  1. hare, rabbit

References

  • Early history in eastern Africa’s Great Lakes region: Linguistic, ecological, and archaeological approaches, ca. 500 B.C. to ca. A.D. 1000‎[1], 1990, page 575
  • An African Classical Age: Eastern and Southern Africa in World History, 1000 B.C. to A.D. 400‎[2], 1998, page 307

Tooro

Etymology

Borrowed from an extinct Central Sudanic language. compare with Ma'di komo and Bagirmi 'ome.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akáme/
  • Rhymes: -áme
  • Hyphenation: a‧ka‧me

Noun

akame class 12 (plural obume class 14, augmentless kame, plural augmentless bume)

  1. rabbit, hare, member of the family Leporidae

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[3], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 28-29
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