umugore

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

Possibly from an Eastern Sudanic language. Compare with Acholi nya gol (“wife”) and Dinka-Nuer *gol (clan, family, originally the dung fire that was the centre of a social group).[1]

Noun

umugoré class 1 (plural abagoré class 2)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ^ SUGIA, Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika‎[1], H. Buske., 2001, →ISBN, pages 582–583
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