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bbiri

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e- (li/ma) large body. Eyeerabye ebbiri talagulwa. (prov.) lit. He who sees himself (as having) a mighty body does not accept prophecy. Pride cometh before a fall. cf. omubiri.

bbiri, e- (li/ma) large body. Eyeerabye ebbiri talagulwa. (prov.) lit. He who sees himself (as having) a mighty body does not accept prophecy. Pride cometh before a fall. cf. omubiri.

Related Words
bbira bbirira mod. forms of bba, q.v. cf. lbbika, bbinkira, bbulukuka, lubbira, ^omubbizi. bbira (-bbidde nzibidde) v.i. dive; sink, go under water, bbiramu, fig., relig. become immersed in, be utterly dedicated to (God). bbira (-bbidde) v. tr. appl. steal in/for etc.; cheat at. Y'abbira mu kubuuzibwa. He cheated in the examination, bbirako, warn/tell privately. Anzibiddeko bubbizi. He simpl bbiri the form of -biri ( 2) used in counting (one two, three, etc.) and with nouns of the lu/n and n/n classes, cf. -biri. bbirigi e- (li/ma) plumb line. bbirira (-bbiridde) v.i. appl. 2 sink in/ under etc. bbirinnanya (n/n) [Sw. ] eggplant Solanum melongena. bbirira (-bbiridde) v.i. tr. appl. 2 do stealthily; approach stealthily; poach. kubbirira ku bigere to walk very stealthily. Yagezaako okubbirira amaaso alabe kve nkola. He tried to steal a look to see what I was doing.