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Luganda
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀cáijà (“man”).
Pronunciation
Noun
omusajja (class I, plural abasajja, base state musajja, plural base state basajja)
- man (as opposed to being a woman)
- Coordinate terms: (gender) omukazi, (age) omulenzi
See also
- omuntu (“man, as opposed to being an animal”)
References
- The Essentials of Luganda, J. D. Chesswas, 4th edition. Oxford University Press: Nairobi. 1967, p. 15.
- Snoxall, R. A. (1967) Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 223