orulimi

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì. Cognate with Swahili ulimi and Rwanda-Rundi ururimi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾulími/

Noun

orulimi class 11 (plural endimi class 10, augmentless rulimi, plural augmentless ndimi)

  1. tongue
  2. language

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 6 and 205