itama

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìtámà (“cheek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːtáma/, (augmentless) /itáma/

Noun

itama class 5 (plural amatama class 6, augmentless itama, plural augmentless matama)

1. cheek

Derived terms

• entama

See also

• ikebe

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 8
2. Entry 2744 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3