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v., okulaba, okutunula. l. after, okulabirira. l. closely, okwekkaanya, okubeera. l. for, okunoonya, okwaza. l. hard, okwekaliriza amaaso, l. askance, okutunula ekiyumba. l. about, okumagamaga. l. down, okussa amaaso, okuwomba amaaso, okugenekera enkowe.

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looka (-loose EN→LG

ndoose) v.i., also lookalooka (-looseloose) v.i. redup. pulsate in the throat (as a frog, lizard, chicken); be out of hrpath nant ffacn

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loopa (-loopye EN→LG

ndoopye) v.tr. accuse; denounce; slander; tattle on; expose, reveal, mu ddoboozi eryaloopa obweraliikirivu, in a voice which showed anxiety. Guno nagwo musango muloope. This is a terrible situation.

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loose EN→LG

adj., lebevu, a mwera; be l., okulebera, okujagaajagana, okunyegenya, okulagaya; break l., okutoloka.

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lose EN→LG

okusuula, okubuza, okuzaaya, okufiirwa; l. one's head, okugwamuakajabangu; be lost, okubula, okuzaawa.

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lot EN→LG

n., akalulu; (portion) ekitundu; cast lots, okukuba akalulu; a l. (much), use adj., ngi.

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luba EN→LG

o- plur. emba (lu/n) jaw. abantu abatakyalina we bassa luba, people who no longer have any place to sleep/anywhere to take refuge, lit. where they put the j aw. olvuluiuu cmbu, to "lit thD ^eeth embabbaiala.

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lubaawo EN→LG

o- plur. embaawo (lu/n) plank, board; blackboard; bench (e.g., in a schoolroom); bench (of parliament), olubaawo oluddugavu, blackboard. Yali musajja musazi wa mbaawo. He was a carpenter, lit. cutter of boards.

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lubabu EN→LG

o- (lu/n) something very hot/boiling; extreme heat; fig. very difficult situation, predicament, olubabu lw'amazzi, very hot water, olubabu lw'omwana, intractable child, brat, hellion, cf. babuka, ekibabu.

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lubale EN→LG

o- (lu/n) wound, scar or cut on the head received as a result of fighting. Baana na baana, ng'omu tannatema munne lubale. (prov.) lit. Children and children, as long as one does not inflict a wound on his companion. Friendship and good relations can continue as long as both parties treat each other with decency and respect.

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lubambo EN→LG

o- plur. emmambo (lu/n) wooden peg used for stretching a skin/hide; tent peg. kussaako mmambo (with amaaso as indirect object), to look/watch intently. Amaaso yagassaako emmambo. He watched intently, cf. bamba.

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lubandaasi EN→LG

o- with the -a of rel. scattered, spread out; sporadic. Ekyalo kya lubandaasi. The village is spread out. Yeebaka twa lubandaasi. He slept fitfully, lit. a sporadic (sleep, otulo, implied by twa). cf. bandaala.

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lubanyi EN→LG

o- (lu/n) scaffolding; elevated shelf in the kitchen for storing firewood, bananas, etc.; counter; bar (of a tavern), cf. ekibanyi.

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lubasi EN→LG

o- (lu/n) violent kick, with the -a of rel. big and powerful, olubasi I w'omusajja, a big powerful man.

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lubaya EN→LG

o- (lu/n) large packet of salt, kusi- tula lubaya, to lift a very heavy load; to attempt a very difficult task (esp. something in which others have failed). Anti laba, zitutte olubaya! Look who has just passed by (esp. of somebody disliked- zitutte = empewo zitutte, the winds have taken). See also ekkerenda.

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