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Tooro

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Tooro

a-[a-]

prefix

A prefix used as a subject concord for class 1 nouns. It indicates that the subject is a person.

“a- + -kora → akora”

He or she does.

Also means

he, she; class 1 subject concord
he, she

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

aho[áːho]

det

A demonstrative word used to point to a place that is not immediately here, but is nearby or known to the speakers.

“Ninkwenda kuza aho.”

I want to go there.

Also means

class 16 medial demonstrative
there

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

aitu[áí̯tu]

pron

A word used to show that something belongs to us.

“Eki n'ekyaitu.”

This is ours.

Also means

our (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
our

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

awe[áːwe]

pron

A possessive pronoun used to show that something belongs to one person you are speaking to.

“Ekitabo kyawe.”

Your book.

Also means

your (second-person singular possessive pronoun)
your

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

anyu[áɲu]Appears in an example

pron

This is a possessive pronoun used when referring to something that belongs to two or more people.

“Enyumba anyu nungi.”

Your house is nice.

Also means

your (second-person plural possessive pronoun)
your

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

asa[áːsa]Appears in an example

verb

To cause something to break or to be destroyed.

“Onyasa ebigwaje ebyo.”

You are causing those things to break.

Also means

causative of -ata
causative of -ata:

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

baha[βáha]

pron

An interrogative word used to ask about the identity of people belonging to class 2.

“Abantu abo ni baha?”

Who are those people?

Also means

class 2 of -ha: who
who

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

bantu[βáːntu]

noun

This word refers to a group of human beings, specifically appearing here without the initial prefix.

“Bantu abahika.”

People who have arrived.

Also means

augmentless form of abantu; they are people
people

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

bu-[βu-]

prefix

A prefix used to show agreement with nouns in class 14. It acts as a subject or pronominal marker.

“bu- + -kora → bukora”

It or they (class 14) do.

Also means

class 14 pronominal concord
it, they; class 14 subject concord
positive imperative form of -bu- (it, them; class 14 object concord)
class 14 concord

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

be-Appears in an example

prefix

A prefix form used before a verb that starts with the letter e.

“be- + efubika = beefubika”

This shows how the prefix changes when added to a verb starting with e.

Also means

Form used before a verb beginning with the letter e of ba-
prefix variation

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

enda[éːnda]

noun

The part of the body that holds food, or the state of being with child.

“Aine enda.”

She is pregnant.

Also means

abdomen, belly
stomach
pregnancy
fetus; embryo

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

entama[entáma]

noun

This describes how cheeks look when the mouth is stuffed with food.

“Ali n'entama obu alira omugati.”

He has bulging cheeks while eating bread.

Also means

swelling of cheeks when the mouth is full
swelling of cheeks

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

era[éːɾa]

verb

To have the color of snow, to be clean, or to show a happy expression like a smile.

“Ekitabu Ekirukwera”

the Holy Bible

Also means

to be white; to become white
to be or become clean
to be or become ripe
to be or become holy
to smile
to be white

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

go[ɡo]Appears in an example

pron

A pronoun used to refer to a group of objects or items in class 6.

“Amagezi go nuga”

Those are their ideas.

Also means

class 6 of -o: they
they

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

ho[ho]

pron

A pronoun used for class 16, which often refers to a place or a specific situation.

“Hariho abantu.”

There are people there.

Also means

class 16 of -o: it
it

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

kuru[kûɾu]

adj

Used to describe someone or something that has reached an advanced age or holds a senior status.

“Omuntu kuru n'amagezi.”

An old person has wisdom.

Also means

old, senior
old

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

kwata[kwáːta]

verb

To grasp something with your hand, or to catch or seize a person or object.

“Kwata omwana ogu omu mukono.”

Hold this child by the hand.

“Kwata ekyuma ekyo.”

Hold that metal object.

Also means

to hold, to grasp
to seize, to catch, to arrest
to touch
to be thick
to be dark, to be deep
to hold

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

miti

noun

The augmentless form of the noun emiti, which means trees.

“Miti nungi.”

Nice trees.

Also means

augmentless form of emiti.
trees

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

muntu[múːntu]

noun

This is the form of the word for a person used without an augment. It can mean he is a person or she is a person.

“Muntu ajwire.”

A person has arrived.

Also means

augmentless form of omuntu; he/she is a person
person

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

n'[n‿]

conj

A shortened form of the conjunction 'na', used to connect words or phrases.

“Omusai n'omukazi.”

A man and a woman.

Also means

apocopic form of na
and

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

naga[náɡa]

verb

To propel an object a short distance using your hand.

“Naga ekitabu ekyo.”

Throw that book.

Also means

to throw (nearby)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

oga[óːɡa]

verb

The act of washing one's entire body.

“Ninyenda kwoga.”

I want to bathe.

Also means

to bathe, to wash (one's whole body)
to bathe

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

omwana[omwáːna]

noun

A young human being who is not yet an adult.

“Omwana ali omu sukuru.”

The child is at school.

Also means

child
baby

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

ona[óːna]Appears in an example

det

Used to refer to the entire amount or every part of something.

“omuti gwona”

(the) whole tree

Also means

all, whole, entire
any, every
all

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

sa[sa]

adj

Describing something that contains nothing inside or is bare.

“bigere bisa”

barefoot

Also means

empty, bare
empty

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

seka[séka]

verb

To make sounds and movements of the face and body that show you are amused.

“Abana nibaseka.”

The children are laughing.

Also means

to laugh (at)
to laugh

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

ta[ta]

adv

An adverb used to ask about the manner or way in which something happens or is done.

“Bakikora bata?”

How do they do it?

Also means

how, in what manner
how

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

tema[téma]

verb

To separate or divide something using a sharp tool like a knife or axe.

“Natema omuti.”

I am cutting a tree.

Also means

to cut, chop, fell
to bite
to cut

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

ti[ti]

adv

A word used to describe an action or manner that is done in this specific way.

“abantu bakora bati”

people do this; people work like this

Also means

like this

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

to[to]Appears in an example

adj

Describes someone or something that has not lived for very long. It refers to youth or early development.

“Omwana to ali omu ndyaho.”

The young child is in the room.

Also means

young

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Tooro

two[two]Appears in an example

pron

A pronoun used to refer to a group of things belonging to class 13.

“Ebintu byo two biri omu kikapu.”

Those things are in the basket.

Also means

class 13 of -o: they
they

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 10 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted

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