omutima

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Herero

Noun

omutima (plural omitima)

  1. heart (organ)

Nyankole

Noun

omutima

  1. heart

Tooro

omutima

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́mà. Cognate with Chuabo murima, Lingala motéma, Swahili mtima and Rwanda-Rundi umutíma.

Pronunciation

Noun

omutima class 3 (plural emitima class 4, augmentless mutima, plural augmentless mitima)

  1. (anatomy) heart

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References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 19