orujoki

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njókɪ̀. Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi uruyúki and Swahili nyuki. Doublet of obwoki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾud͡ʒóki/
  • Hyphenation: o‧ru‧jo‧ki

Noun

orujoki class 11 (plural enjoki class 10, augmentless rujoki, plural augmentless njoki)

  1. bee
    Abanyamwenge njoki eziihwa n'omurro. (proverb) ― The people of Mwenge are bees which emerge from fire.

References

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