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Letter M has 2,574 entries.
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madda EN→LG

a- plur. (li/ma) return, return trip. as an adv. on the way back, amagenda n'amadda, round trip. cf. ^dda.

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mataba EN→LG

a- (li/ma) flood. The grammatical sing, ettaba means large pool, large puddle. cf. ekitaba, olutaba.

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madinda EN→LG

a- plur. (li/ma) musical instrument made of wood resembling a xylophone or dulcimer, cf. budinda, eddinda.

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matalaga EN→LG

a- also amatalagatalaga plur. spaces; intervals, as an adv. at intervals; separately, amannyo ag'amatalaga, teeth with spaces between. Ennyumba zaazimbi- bwa amatalagatalaga. The houses were built over a scattered area/were put up at intervals, cf. entalaga.

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maduudu EN→LG

a- plur. (li/ma) the datura plant. The poisonous drug extracted from the fruit was formerly used in trials by ordeal. Also, because of its intoxicating effect on guinea fowls, it is used as bait to trap these birds. cf. omuduudu.

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mitwetwe EN→LG

e- always plur. (mu/mi) head of the bed, headboards of the bed. also as adv. akasomero akali emitwetwe wa Kampala, a small school which is north of Kampala, cf. omutwe.

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mafuta EN→LG

a- plur. (li/ma) gasoline; kerosine; oil; grease, amafuta g'omubiri, ointment/ lotion for bodily use. cf. ekifuta.

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mma (-mtnye EN→LG

nnyimye) v.tr. refuse to give; grudge; withold. Ebintu ng'ebyo osaana kubimma mazzi. You should never say anything about these matters, lit. you should withhold water from them.

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