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Meaning

o- (lu/n) stiff neck. Ekiri waggulu kirwaza enkoko olukya. (prov.) What is above causes the fowl to be sick with a stiff neck. Curiosity killed the cat. cf. ebikya.

a, o- (lu/n) stiff neck. Ekiri waggulu kirwaza enkoko olukya. (prov.) What is above causes the fowl to be sick with a stiff neck. Curiosity killed the cat. cf. ebikya.

Related Words

, a-: okuta akaka, to speak forcefully; to speak violently; to make a strong denunciation/criticism; to be very quarrelsome. , a-: okuta akaka, to speak forcefully; to speak violently; to make a strong denunciation/criticism; to be very quarrelsome. aa (low or mid tone) interj. I see! so that's it! exactly! aa or more frequently aaa (low high mid tone) interj. no! not at all! abaffe poss. pron. & adj. our; ours (referring to plural personal nouns) as an interj. (to attract attention) you there! (to express surprise or impatience) for goodness sake, my word, gracious, cf. -aff abange poss. pron. & adj. my; mine (refer- ring to plural personal nouns) as an interj. (to attract attention) you there! (to express surprise or impatience) for goodness sake, my word, gracious, cf. -ang abiri numer. two (with nouns of the li/ma class); twenty (with nouns of other classes) amayinja abiri, two stones, ensi abiri, twenty countries, amayinja amakumi abiri, twenty stones, cf. -biri. akka: okutambula be kkakka to walk slowly but with great assurance and deliberation. alas! woowe! aa! baabawe! zinsanze! ana numer. four (with the nouns of the li/ma class); forty (with nouns of other classes) cf. -na. ani plur. baani interrog. pron. who? whom? Bali baani? "ho are those (people)? Eki- tabo kino ky'ani? Whose book is this? Erinnya lyo gw'ani? What is your n asatu numer. three (with nouns of the li/ma class); thirty (with nouns of other classes) cf. -satu. ataano numer. five (with nouns of the li/ma class); fifty (with nouns of other classes). cf. -taano.