Agutamba

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

• IPA^(key): /aɡutáːmba/

Proper noun

Agutamba

1. (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]‎^[1], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, pages 4, 246, 387