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Ssuuna LG→EN

pr.n. the name of a former Kabaka. Gutufudde Ssuuna n'Abaziba. I no longer like you. Our friendship is over.

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sugana LG→EN

(-suganye) also sugasugana (-sugasuganye) v.i. move from side to side; be constantly moving; be restless.

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sukka (-susse) v.i. & tr. pass LG→EN

go beyond; step over; transgress; exceed, kusukka bwa mulamuzi, to become critical/very bad, to deteriorate (of a situation). Yalaba eki- gambo kisusse obw'omulamuzi. He saw that the matter had gotten out of hand, mu ngeri esusse, excessively, in an excessive way.

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sunda (-sunze) v.tr. chum; shake; pump; agitate; worry LG→EN

abakozi abasunda amafuta, gasoline-station attendants, kusunda mata, to deliver milk to customers, kusunda lu- buto, to come empty-handed; to come where one is not wanted/invited, kusundasunda lubuto, to breathe rapidly in and out. kusunda bintu, to buy a lot of things; to dispense many things (as food at a social gathering, etc.).

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swagu LG→EN

interj. salutation or congratulations (originally to a hunter or to one who has gathered white ants but now used in a more general sense), cf. swaga.

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v.tr., okulaga, okwolesa, okutengeka; (prove). okutegeeza. s. off (as warriors), okugooma, okudaadira, okudaala. s. whites of eyes, okukanula amaaso. s. head only, okwesowola.

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ssega EN→LG

e- (li/ma) bald patch running back from both sides of the forehead. Ekyenyi kye kyali kya masega. He had bald patches on both sides of his forehead, cf. ensega.

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