akafumbarume

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Tooro

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akafumbarume

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From aka- (class 12 suffix) +‎ -fumba (to push one's way through) +‎ rume (dew), literally, that which pushes its way through dew.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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akafumbarume class 12 (plural obufumbarume class 14, augmentless kafumbarume, plural augmentless bufumbarume)

  1. (anatomy) ankle
    Synonyms: akakongoijo, akanyamagita, akateerarume
  2. shin
    Synonym: omurundi

References

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  1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 17
  2. Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, pages 162, 166, 170, 174