"entwiga" meaning in Tooro

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Noun

IPA: /entwíːɡa/ Forms: entwiga class 9 [canonical], entwiga class 10 [plural], augmentless ntwiga [plural]
Rhymes: -íːɡa Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntʊ̀ìgà (“giraffe”). Cognate with Kikuyu ndũiga, Rwanda-Rundi twiga, Shona twiza, Gungu ntwi̱ga, Ikizu itwiga and Swahili twiga. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ttj|bnt-pro|*ntʊ̀ìgà||giraffe|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *ntʊ̀ìgà (“giraffe”), {{inh+|ttj|bnt-pro|*ntʊ̀ìgà||giraffe}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntʊ̀ìgà (“giraffe”), {{cog|ki|ndũiga}} Kikuyu ndũiga, {{cog|rw|twiga}} Rwanda-Rundi twiga, {{cog|sn|twiza}} Shona twiza, {{cog|rub|ntwi̱ga}} Gungu ntwi̱ga, {{cog|ikz|itwiga}} Ikizu itwiga, {{cog|sw|twiga}} Swahili twiga Head templates: {{head|ttj|noun|head=}} entwiga, {{ttj-noun|9|10}} entwiga class 9 (plural entwiga class 10, augmentless ntwiga, plural augmentless ntwiga)
  1. giraffe, member of the genus Giraffa
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