omusaija

== Nyoro == === Etymology === From Common Bantu *mʊ̀cáijà (“man”), from an extinct Tale South Cushitic language. Ultimately from Proto-South Cushitic *sayg- (“mature young man”). === Noun === omusaija class 1 (plural abasaija class 2, augmentless musaija, plural augmentless basaija) man (adult male human) === References === An Elementary Lunyoro Grammar‎[1], 1938, page 142 An African Classical Age: Eastern and Southern Africa in World History, 1000 B.C. to A.D. 400‎[2], 1998, pages 326, 135, 142 == Tooro == === Etymology === From Common Bantu *mʊ̀cáijà (“man”), from an extinct Tale South Cushitic language. Ultimately from Proto-South Cushitic *sayg- (“mature young man”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /omusáí̯d͡ʒa/, [omuséí̯d͡ʒa] === Noun === omusaija class 1 (plural abasaija class 2, augmentless musaija, plural augmentless basaija) man (adult male human) Coordinate terms: (gender) omukazi, (age) omwojo ==== Derived terms ==== ekisaija (“giant man, bad man; male animal; thumb”) akasaija (“small man”) obusaija (“manliness”) isaija (“arrogance, high self-esteem”) === References === Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[3], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 171