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bugege EN→LG

o- adv. like a ngege fish, kwekyusa bugege, to toss and turn (in bed); to fidget (in one's seat), cf. engege.

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bugenyi EN→LG

o- (bu/-) food or drink received by a guest; visiting, kugenda ku bugenyi, to go on a visit, kutta bugenyi, to receive food (of a guest), as an adv. as a visitor. Yajja bugenyi. He came as a visitor. He came visiting, cf. -genyi.

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buggo adv. EN→LG

lit. like a stick, without anything, empty-handed; without resources, kusigala buggo, to be left alone, be bereft of friends; to have all one's possessions stolen, kuvaayo buggo, to come back empty-handed, cf. omuggo.

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bugobo EN→LG

o- adv. kumira bugobo, to .bolt down, swallow with one gulp. Tamira bugobo buli ky'asoma. He isn't taken in by everything he reads, ennyanja kamirabugobo, the fathomless sea.

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bugole EN→LG

o- (bu/-) wedding; state of being a newlywed, embaga ey'obugole, wedding; wedding feast, ekyambalo ky'obugole, wedding garment, cf. omugole.

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bugolo EN→LG

o- (bu/-) snuff, okunuusa obugolo, to take snuff, okugenda mu maaso nga bugolo, to spread, expand, progress, flourish.

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bugolokofu EN→LG

o- (bu/-) straightness; rectitude, righteousness, okutambulira mu bugolokofu, to walk in righteousness. cf. golokoka.

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bugonvu EN→LG

o- (bu/-) softness, suppleness, pliability. Obugonvu bw'olujegere, ge maanyi galwo. (prov.) The suppleness of a chain is its strength. A strong tree bends with the wind. cf. gonda, -gonvu.

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buguzi EN→LG

o- (bu/-) buying; trade; commercial dealing, eby'obuguzi, merchandise, obuguzi obw'okuwaanyisaganya, barter, okusikana obuguzi, to make a business deal. cf. gula.

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bujonjo EN→LG

o- (ka/bu) discharge of the eye, substance which collects at the corner of the eye after a long period of sleep. The sing, (akajonjo) is less frequently used, cf. ebijonjo.

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bujulirwa EN→LG

o- (bu/-) evidence, testimony; relig. witness, public testimonial of one's religious convictions or experiences, cf. ljula, juliza.

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bukadde EN→LG

o- (bu/-) old age; relig. Protestant ministry. Obukadde magezi. (prov.) Old age is wisdom, cf. -kadde.

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bukakanyavu EN→LG

o- (bu/-) stiffness; dryness (of clothes); coolness, coldness (of food); fig. obstinacy, stubborness. cf. kakanyala, -kakanyavu.

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bukalubo EN→LG

o- (bu/-) hardness; state of not being well done (of cooked food, meat); difficulty; fig. obstinacy, stubbornness. cf. kaluba, -kalubo.

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bukanga EN→LG

o- adv. at an exorbitant/very high price; fiercely. Kiguze bukanga. It has cost a great deal. cf. kanguka, kanga- luka; obukanu.

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