igufa

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Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìkúpà.

Noun

igúfa class 5 (plural amagúfa class 6)

  1. (Kirundi, less common in Kinyarwanda) bone
    Synonym: (Rwanda) igufwa

Tooro

igufa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìkʊ́puà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːɡúfa/, (augmentless) /iɡúfa/

Noun

igufa class 5 (plural amagufa class 6, augmentless igufa, plural augmentless magufa)

  1. bone
  2. tooth (of an animal)
    amagufa g'embwateeth of a dog

See also

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 7 and 23