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#619
because
English → Luganda
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Meaning
kubanga, kuba, kubeera.
because, kubanga, kuba, kubeera.
Related Words
biyenjeeze
e-: kulaba biyenjeeze, to see poorly (esp. because of illness).
bu- a prefix of many functions
for which see the grammars. The following usages are important for lexical purposes because the derivatives formed cannot all be i
bunduka (-bunduse) v.i. hang down (of breasts
hair); be bent/inclined; be on a slant; stoop, slouch; be poured. Olw'obuwanvu atambula abunduka. Because of his height he walks w
buwaze
o- (bu/-) force, compulsion, lwa buwaze, under compulsion, by force. Ekyo nga temukikola lwa buwaze. You are not doing this becaus
byanguwa
e- plur. (ki/bi) light things (often with reference to a small number of items packed for a journey), kusiba byanguwa, to be grave
butaagaane: Iwa butaagaane
by force,of necessity, against one's will. Yakikola lwa butaagaane. He did it because he had no choice/out of necessity, cf. gaana