"inka" meaning in Rwanda-Rundi

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Noun

Forms: inká [canonical, class-9], inká [class-10, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from an extinct Sog Eastern Sudanic language which originally meant "cattle camp"; compare with Proto-Songhay *ga/*ka:h (“cattle camp or homestead”). Cognate with Luganda ekika (“clan”), Gusii inka (“home”) and Lamba icinka (“cattle camp”). Etymology templates: {{der|rw|sdv}} Eastern Sudanic, {{cog|son-pro|*ga/*ka:h||cattle camp or homestead}} Proto-Songhay *ga/*ka:h (“cattle camp or homestead”), {{cog|lg|ekika||clan}} Luganda ekika (“clan”), {{cog|guz|inka||home}} Gusii inka (“home”), {{cog|lam|icinka||cattle camp}} Lamba icinka (“cattle camp”) Head templates: {{rw-noun|inká|9}} inká class 9 (plural inká class 10)
  1. cow, cattle Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-inka-rw-noun-mA9MHQ~5 Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Rwanda-Rundi entries with incorrect language header
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "son-pro",
        "2": "*ga/*ka:h",
        "3": "",
        "4": "cattle camp or homestead"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Songhay *ga/*ka:h (“cattle camp or homestead”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lg",
        "2": "ekika",
        "3": "",
        "4": "clan"
      },
      "expansion": "Luganda ekika (“clan”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "guz",
        "2": "inka",
        "3": "",
        "4": "home"
      },
      "expansion": "Gusii inka (“home”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lam",
        "2": "icinka",
        "3": "",
        "4": "cattle camp"
      },
      "expansion": "Lamba icinka (“cattle camp”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from an extinct Sog Eastern Sudanic language which originally meant \"cattle camp\"; compare with Proto-Songhay *ga/*ka:h (“cattle camp or homestead”). Cognate with Luganda ekika (“clan”), Gusii inka (“home”) and Lamba icinka (“cattle camp”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "inká",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inká",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inká",
        "2": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "inká class 9 (plural inká class 10)",
      "name": "rw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Rwanda-Rundi",
  "lang_code": "rw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Rwanda-Rundi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "rw",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "rw:Mammals",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cow, cattle"
      ],
      "id": "en-inka-rw-noun-mA9MHQ~5",
      "links": [
        [
          "cow",
          "cow"
        ],
        [
          "cattle",
          "cattle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "inka"
}
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      "expansion": "Eastern Sudanic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "3": "",
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "inka",
        "3": "",
        "4": "home"
      },
      "expansion": "Gusii inka (“home”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lam",
        "2": "icinka",
        "3": "",
        "4": "cattle camp"
      },
      "expansion": "Lamba icinka (“cattle camp”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from an extinct Sog Eastern Sudanic language which originally meant \"cattle camp\"; compare with Proto-Songhay *ga/*ka:h (“cattle camp or homestead”). Cognate with Luganda ekika (“clan”), Gusii inka (“home”) and Lamba icinka (“cattle camp”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "inká",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inká",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "inká",
        "2": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "inká class 9 (plural inká class 10)",
      "name": "rw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Rwanda-Rundi",
  "lang_code": "rw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 10 entries",
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        "Rwanda-Rundi class 9 nouns",
        "Rwanda-Rundi entries with incorrect language header",
        "Rwanda-Rundi lemmas",
        "Rwanda-Rundi nouns",
        "Rwanda-Rundi terms derived from Eastern Sudanic languages",
        "rw:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cow, cattle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cow",
          "cow"
        ],
        [
          "cattle",
          "cattle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "inka"
}

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