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ndaba EN→LG

e- (n/n) way of seeing; view, judgment, opinion, okusinziira ku ndaba ye, according to his view/outlook, cf. laba.

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nsowera EN→LG

e- (n/n) fly, housefly. Ensowera ekugwa ku bbwa y'ekwagala. (prov.) A fly that lands on your sore likes you (because he gives you notice that something must be done about it), cf, omusowera.

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nsowole EN→LG

e- adv. without any right, unjustly. Obwami yalya bwa nsowole. He obtained the chieftainship unjustly, cf. sowoka, sowola.

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ndabi EN→LG

e- (n/n) kind of animal supposedly having very keen sight, kulaba nga ndabi, lit, see like an ndabi. Used mostly in sentenc es of the following pattern: Yandaba nga ndabi n'atandika okunvuma. The minute he saw me/as soon as I came he started to insult me.

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nkaaga EN→LG

e- numer. sixty, with the -a of rel. sixtieth, omulundi ogw'enkaaga, the sixtieth time, kugobya nkaaga, to dismiss summarily, send packing, drive away. cf. -kaaga.

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nnungu EN→LG

e- (n/n) cracked skin (on the feet). Ekireese ennungu okumera ku njovu..., What has made matters worse... lit., what has caused cracks to grow on the elephantiasis.

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nsugga EN→LG

e- (n/n) type of dark green leaves used as a vegetable, bitter but extremely tasty, cf. ekisugga, nnakasugga.

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ndagaano EN→LG

e- (n/n) agreement; compact; contract; treaty. Endagaano Empya, Prot. the New Testament, cf. laga, lagaana, eki- ragaano.

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nkaayi EN→LG

e- (n/n) kind of gourd used by men as a tumbler for drinking beer; beer. Musoke mukwasi wa nkaayi. Musoke is addicted to the bottle.

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nkabala EN→LG

e- (n/n) piece of ground recently turned up in preparation for cultivation, omusiri ogw'enkabala, plot/garden which has recently been tilled.

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ndagi EN→LG

e- (n/n) netting/rack on which clusters of beer bananas are placed to ripen before they are used in brewing.

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nkago EN→LG

<e- (n/n) kind of banana, ngalo za nkago, palms (of the hands) which are rather pale in color.

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ndagiriro EN→LG

e- (n/n) address, place where a person or organization may be reached; index; directory; guide lines, endagiriro y'ekitabo, the table of contents of a book. cf. lagirira.

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nkakaalukanyi EN→LG

e- (n/n) kind of large aggressive fish; fig. intrepid, bold person; aggressive person, go-getter; hot-head, omusajja enkakaalukanyi, an aggressive, indomitable man. cf. kakaalukana, omu- kakaalukanyi.

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nsuma EN→LG

e- (n/n) kind of fish resembling the elephant-snout fish (kasulubbana). Ekika ky'Ensuma, the Nsuma Clan.

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nsumattu EN→LG

e-: eby'ensumattu, irresponsible, baseless statements; words that ‘slip out.' Ayogera bya nsumattu — tasimba bigambo ku mannyo. (prov.) An irresponsible person does not weigh his words, cf. suma- ttuka.

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ndali EN→LG

e- (n/n) squint; crossed eyes. ow'endali, person with a squint, cross-eyed person, kufuula ndali, to flash one's eyes in anger, become furious.

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