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bongoka (-bongose)

Luganda → English

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Meaning

v.i. be chipped; be knocked off; be partially cut (of hair).

bongoka (-bongose) v.i. be chipped; be knocked off; be partially cut (of hair).

Related Words
bongola (-bongodde) v.tr. chip; knock off; make a notch in; cut a piece off of; break. cf. -bongofu. bongoosa (-bongoosezza) v.tr. caus. make drowsy. bonga (-bonze mmonze) v.tr. cause to whirl around, spin, okubonga enje, to spin nje (a game flayed with the seeds of mpafu fruit). bongeera (-bongedde) v.i. be drowsy/sleepy. much less commonly used than bongoota q.v. cf. kabongeera. bongojja (-bongozze) bonjola (-bonjodde) v.tr., rare slander. bongoota (-bongoose mmongoose) v.i. be sleepy/drowsy; doze; fig. be caught napping, be asleep at the switch. bongoya (-bongoye mmongoye) v.i., rare be dozing; be on the point of going to sleep; drop off to sleep, cf. kibongoya