oruseenene

Tooro

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾuseːnéne/
  • Rhymes: -éne
  • Hyphenation: o‧ru‧see‧ne‧ne

Noun

oruseenene class 11 (plural enseenene class 10, augmentless ruseenene, plural augmentless nseenene)

  1. edible grasshopper
    Coordinate terms: (inedible, small, has long antennae) ekinyaarabudidi, (inedible, small) emaasa, (inedible, big, has strong thorns) emparra

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 44
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 346