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Ssese LG→EN

pr.n. the name of a group of islands in Lake Victoria. The title of the county chief is Kweba.

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seeza (-seezezza) LG→EN

v.tr. caus. cause to pay too much. Ky'oyagala kikuseeza. (prov.) lit. What you like makes you pay too much. One will pay anything to get what one really wants. cf. obuseezi, omuseezi.

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sikiza (-sikizizza) LG→EN

v.tr. appl. caus. cause to inherit; establish as heir. Baagenda ku- sikiza Nnaakaterekawa. They went to establish N. as heir. Ababaka abajeemu ba- sikizibwe abalala. Let the rebel representatives be replaced by others.

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sika (-sise) LG→EN

v.tr. pull; pull at; stretch; snatch; seize by force; fig. attract; coax. Ensonga ze yamuwa zamusika n'akkiriza. The reasons which he gave tempted him/ won him over and he agreed, okusika omu- gwa, to have a tug-of-war. okusika engere, to walk fast, okusika emisinde, to take to one's heels, okusika omuntu oluyi, to give a person a hard siap. okusika empswo, to be very proud.

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seesa (-seesezza) v.tr. push forward; advance. okuseesa omuliro LG→EN

to prod/poke a fire, keep a fire going; to step on the gas (in driving), okuseesa empale, to pull up one's pants, okuseesa ebigere, to drag the feet, okuseesa omuntu emiggo, to beat a person (with sticks). Ensiri zaata- ndika okutuseesa obunnyo. The mosquitoes began to bite us, lit. push their little teeth. Balamu bas eesa gwaka. (prov.) The living ones keep the fire going. A person is liked as long as he is alive and in a position of respect.

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