itama

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Tooro[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìtámà (cheek).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /iːtáma/, (augmentless) /itáma/

Noun[edit]

itama class 5 (plural amatama class 6, augmentless itama, plural augmentless matama)

  1. cheek

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References[edit]

  1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 8
  2. Entry 2744 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3