obwoya

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Common Bantu *bʊ̀jòjá (“fur”), from Proto-Bantu *-jòjá. Doublet of amooya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oβwóːja/

Noun

obwoya class 14 (plural only, augmentless bwoya)

1. plural of akooya
2. body hair
3. fur
4. feathers

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 22
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 234
3. Entry 3586 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3