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sobya (-sobezza) v.i. caus. make a mistake EN→LG

err. v.tr. cause to exceed/go in excess of; spoil, injure; rape, okusobya ebiragiro, to violate regulations, okusobya omuzigo, to violate the traditions associated with the marriage ceremony. cf. obusobya, ekisobu, ekisobyo, omu- sobya, omusobyo, ensobi.

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shut EN→LG

v., okusiba, okuggalawo; vide close: (mouth), okubunira, okubuniza akamwa; (umbrella) okumenya; s. up (slang), v.i., okutoowa.

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sasika (-sasise) v.i. neut. disperse EN→LG

be scattered; be adjourned (of a meeting); disintegrate, break up, collapse, oku- sasika kw'obufumbo, the breaking up of a marri age. Olukunn aana lwasasise. The meeting broke up. cf. ekisasiro, ensasi; sansa, saasaana.

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siiga (-siize) v.tr. smear EN→LG

rub; paint (a picture); infect, contaminate, kusiiga mulwa- dde, to anoint a sick person, administer the last sacraments, kusiiga langi, to paint, color fan object), kusiigako liiso, to see; to meet, okusiiga akazigo ku maaso, to use sweet talk in lying or deceiving, lit. smear a little oil on the eyes. Akusiiga enziro. He is damaging your reputation.

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sogola (-sogodde) v.tr. crush EN→LG

tread on (b ananas which are used for making beer); brew, okusogola olulimi, colloq. to speak a language very poorly (particularly Lu- ganda). okusogola ebitoomi, to trample through the mud.

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ssemanda (la) from manda EN→LG

charcoal. Formerly a title of the kabaka. It is used in the expression Ssemanda, agamenya em- bazzi n'okugiyunga, charcoal, that which (can) break an ax and weld it together, i.e., the all-powerful.

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