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Tooro
Etymology
From capitalization of Tooro agutamba (“he who cures (tribulation)”), from a- (“he/she”, class 1 subject concord) + -gu- (class 3 object concord) + -tamba (“to cure, to heal”). -gu- is the direct object concord for omuhito (“tribulation, weariness”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Agutamba
- (formal) A term of address used for the Omukama of the Tooro Kingdom or Bunyoro.
References
- Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, pages 4, 246, 387