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#835

both

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Meaning

ombi.

both, ombi.

Related Words
ba (-badde mbadde) v.i. be. In certain tenses ba is replaced by -li, Both may be used as primary verbs or as auxiliaries in compound tenses. ba and -li both take the enclitics -ko -yo, -mu, -wo. ba becomes baa- before such an addition, mbaako kye njogera, if 1 have something to say (note that this does not im bbali e- adv. aside, to the side, ebbali w'oluguudo, at the side of the road, ebbali n'ebbali w'olugundo, on both sides of the road. cf. bikka (-bisse) v.tr. cover cover up; close (a lid, a book), okubikka ku maddu, to restrain one's desires or passions, okubikka ebibiri, to do two things at o bore v., okuwummula; ( = bother) okukooya, okweraliikiriza; be bored with, okuweerera, okutamwa. bother v., okuteganya, okweraliikiriza, okubigita; be bothered, okutegana, okutagala. buguta (-buguse) v.tr. pester annoy, bother; rush, hurry; importune. buuliriza -see under buuza. Both from the point of view of form and meaning buulira and buuza. appear to be derivatives of the Same rout buul-. They are here treated separately, primarily for reasons of tra bombi or bombiriri pron. both of them (referring to persons). cf. -mbi(riri). buguma (-bugumye) v.i. be or become warm/ hot (both of things and persons); fig. warm up (to a subject); become excited; get enthusiastic. Olwayanze buguutana '-buguutanye) v.i. be excited; be bothered; rumble (of the stomach). buguutanya (-buguutanyizza) v.tr. caus. bother; stir up excite; rush, hurry. cf. akabuguutano; buga, ^bukuta.