ikigagara

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From an extinct Central Sudanic language; compare with Lugbara gara (“reed”).

Noun

ikigagara class 9 (plural ikigagara class 10)

  1. a basket on which one stretches clothes to be perfumed, and beneath which one places a vase containing a fire of aromatic wood.

References

  • Language Shift and its Reflection in African Archaeology: Cord rouletting in the Uele and Interlacustrine regions‎[1], 2009, page 54
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