PROTO: *gumar-
MEANING: 'hippopotamus'
омето: Kullo gomára 'hippopotamus' Bla. Eleph., 202
NOTES: In Bla. Eleph., 202, the Kullo form is compared with other NOm. terms: Janj. gumáu, Shin. (Beke) góma, gomia, Kafa gomānā. If not for these terms with an irregular loss of -r and alternarion r/n, the Kullo form may be considered an isolated Om. example and suspect a loan from Cush. or Eth.
