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Luganda
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili sabuni, from Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn), ultimately from Latin sāpō.
Pronunciation
Noun
ssabbuuni (class Ia, no plural, base state only)
- soap
References
- Snoxall, R. A. (1967) Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 295
- Murphy, John D. (1972) Luganda-English Dictionary, United States: The Catholic University of America Press, →ISBN, page 513
- J. D., Chesswas (1967) The Essentials of Luganda, 4th edition, Nairobi: Oxford University Press, page 33