ekibunu

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Tooro[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Common Bantu *kɪ̀bʊ́nʊ̀. Cognate with Swahili kiuno (waist), Chichewa chiúno (waist) and Zulu ísibúnu (buttocks, vagina).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /ekiβúnu/

Noun[edit]

ekibunu class 7 (plural ebibunu class 8, augmentless kibunu, plural augmentless bibunu)

  1. buttocks

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 12