encu in Tooro

IPA: /éːnt͡ʃu/ Forms: encu class 9 [canonical], encu class 10 [plural], augmentless ncu [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -éːnt͡ʃu Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntúɪ́. Cognate with Swahili nswi. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ttj|bnt-pro|*ncúɪ́|*ntúɪ́||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *ntúɪ́, {{inh+|ttj|bnt-pro|*ncúɪ́|*ntúɪ́}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntúɪ́, {{cog|sw|nswi}} Swahili nswi Head templates: {{head|ttj|noun|head=}} encu, {{ttj-noun|9|10}} encu class 9 (plural encu class 10, augmentless ncu, plural augmentless ncu)

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          "english": "one's friends may turn against them",
          "literal_meaning": "your [person] is not your [person], water cooks fish",
          "text": "owaawe tali waawe, amaizi nigacumba encu",
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-éːnt͡ʃu"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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        "Rhymes:Tooro/éːnt͡ʃu",
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        "Tooro class 9 nouns",
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        {
          "english": "one's friends may turn against them",
          "literal_meaning": "your [person] is not your [person], water cooks fish",
          "text": "owaawe tali waawe, amaizi nigacumba encu",
          "translation": "one's friends may turn against them",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "fish"
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          "fish"
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      "ipa": "/éːnt͡ʃu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-éːnt͡ʃu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "encu"
}

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{
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  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Tooro: 'encu class 9', originally 'encu class 9'",
  "path": [
    "encu"
  ],
  "section": "Tooro",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "encu",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "path": [
    "encu"
  ],
  "section": "Tooro",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "encu",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['canonical']: 'encu class 9' in 'encu class 9 (plural encu class 10, augmentless ncu, plural augmentless ncu)'",
  "path": [
    "encu"
  ],
  "section": "Tooro",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "encu",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Tooro: 'encu class 10', originally 'encu class 10'",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Tooro",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "encu",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ('plural',): 'encu class 10' in 'encu class 9 (plural encu class 10, augmentless ncu, plural augmentless ncu)'",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Tooro",
  "subsection": "noun",
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  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: augmentless ncu",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Tooro",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "encu",
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"encu" meaning in Tooro

Noun