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Letter N has 1,547 entries.
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ndiima EN→LG

e- (n/n) extreme speed, kukuba ndiima, to run fast; to speed away; to give a good kick (in soccer).

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ndiirwa EN→LG

e- (n/n) condiments, relish, enva endiirwa, sauce, cooked vegetables, meats, etc., used as a relish, cf. lya, liira.

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nkeera EN→LG

e- (n/n) way of getting up early, as adv. early in the morning; the next morning; the next day, the following day. cf. keeta [appl. form of ^kya).

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ntakke EN→LG

e- (n/n) kind of termite. Amagezi ntakke, ekula y'ebuuka. (prov.) Wisdom is like a ntakke, it grows and flies away. Wisdom grows in a person and is of more and more use to its owner, magezi ntakke, a very clever person.

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nkejje EN→LG

e- (n/n) kind of small fish which is eaten dried, sprat. It is sold on skewers. Ekika ky'Enkejje, the Sprat Clan.

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nkeka EN→LG

e- (n/n) crack, fissure; weak point, flaw, kuggwa nkeka, to be completely satisfied/full (after eating or drinking).

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ntalaaga EN→LG

e-: kulaba ntalaaga, to see how someone performs/acts. Abagamba nti oku- dduka mailo si kizibu, twagala bagidduke tuba la be entalaaga. As for those who say that running the mile isn't difficult, we would like to see them run it so we can see how they perform, cf. talaaga.

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nnyimeera EN→LG

e- (n/n) hartebeest. The word is of Lunyoro origin and much less frequently used than Luganda ennangaazi, q.v.

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ntalaga EN→LG

e- as an adv. at intervals, spaced out. with the -a of rel. with spaces between (often used of teeth), amannyo ag'entalaga, teeth with spaces between. Ono wa ntalaga. This person has spaces between his teeth, cf. amatalaga.

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ndiri EN→LG

e- (n/n) bed; sleeping place, okuba ku ndiri, to be in bed (usually with reference to sick persons). Ali ku ndiri. He is sick in bed. cf. obuliri, ekiriri.

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nkenga EN→LG

e- (n/n) bits of corn (maize) or cassava left in the sieve after the finer particles have gone through.

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nnyindo EN→LG

e- (n/n) nose, ennyindo y'empiso, the eye of a needle. Nnyindo ky'ezira, omumwa tegulya. (prov.) What the nose rejects the mouth will not eat. kuseka nnyindo ya- nkolera, to laugh boisterously/uproariously, kubeera ku nnyindo, to be very near. Ebintu bye yabisibira ku nnyindo. He packed his things and left in a hurry, cf. akayindo, kinnyindwa.

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nkenku EN→LG

e- (n/n) beer made with very little sorghum; excessively sweet beer. Ekiwoo- mereze ekitatadde kye kizaala enkenku. (prov.) Sweetness which does not cease produces nkenku. Excess may ruin something that is essentially good.

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ndizabawuulu EN→LG

e- (n/n or la) kind of plantain whose units grow very close together, lit. it-makes-the-bachelors-weep. cf. lira, omuwuulu; mukubyakkonde.

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