omunaana

== Tooro == === Etymology === From Proto-Rutara *omunaana, from Common Bantu *mʊ̀náánà (“eight”), from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀nàinài (“eight”, literally “four-four”), from Proto-Bantu *-nàì (“four”). Doublet of -na (“four”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /omunáːna/ === Noun === omunaana class 3 (plural eminaana class 4, augmentless munaana, plural augmentless minaana) A group of eight persons or things. === References === Entry 2242 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3 Entry 6434 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3 Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 152