lulenga

Hehe

Alternative forms
  • malenga, ululenga (with other noun-class prefixes)

Etymology

Cognate to Kibena luleenga.

Noun

lulenga

  1. water

References
  • African Languages: Langues Africaines, volume 5 (1979), page 144
  • Baessler-Archiv volumes 4-5 (1968), section Hehe: lulenga [...] ululenga [...] malenga
  • Hehe Botanical Dictionary: 'lulenga', class 11 form of malenga, 'water'
  • Hehe Verb: ululenga
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