enjojo

Tooro

enjojo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njògù (“elephant”). Cognate with Swahili ndovu, Rwanda-Rundi inzovu, Tsonga ndlopfu and Sranan Tongo asaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /end͡ʒód͡ʒo/
• Rhymes: -ód͡ʒo
• Hyphenation: e‧njo‧jo

Noun

enjojo class 9 (plural enjojo class 10, augmentless njojo, plural augmentless njojo)

1. elephant, member of the family Elephantidae

Derived terms

• obujojo (“elephantiasis”)

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 30
2. Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 283