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bisiwala (-bisiwadde) v.i. be raw

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Meaning

uncooked (food); be green/fresh; get damp/wet; fig. be naive; be rude.

bisiwala (-bisiwadde) v.i. be raw, uncooked (food); be green/fresh; get damp/wet; fig. be naive; be rude.

Related Words
bisibisi idea from -bisi. Alidde ekiwutta eki- bisi be bisibisi. He has eaten a raw/uncooked potato. bisibosibo e- plur. (ki/bi) crumbly stone used in pottery, cf. lensibo. bisiriiza e- plur. of kisiriiza, listed under kisirinza. bisisiro e- plur. (ki/bi) grass used in making beer. bisiyaga e- plur. (ki/bi) sodomy, cf. olu- siyaga. bisiwaza (-bisiwazizza) v.tr. caus. hinder from becoming cooked; make raw; cause to get damp/wet. cf. -bisi bisibisi.