omusajja

Luganda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jada

Noun

omusajja (class 1, plural abasajja)

  1. man (as opposed to being a woman)

See also
  • omuntu (“man, as opposed to being an animal”)

References

The Essentials of Luganda, J. D. Chesswas, 4th edition. Oxford University Press: Nairobi. 1967, p. 15.

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