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buliika

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Meaning

o- (bu/-) very high interest; usury; extortion, c f. lliika.

buliika, o- (bu/-) very high interest; usury; extortion, c f. lliika.

Related Words
buli invar adj. & pron. each; every; all; everyone, buli kiseera, all the time, always, buli kimu, everything, buli kyonna, everything. buli buligo o- (bu/-) flith, dirtiness (of the body); untidiness; uncleanness. cf. omuligo. bulijjo adv. always omuntu owa bulijjo, the common man, the man on the street, enkola eya bulijjo, the usual practice, the normal policy, mu ngeri ete bulimba o- (bu/-) falsehood; lying; deceit. cf. limba. bulimbo o- (bu/-) birdlime; glue. bulime o- (bu/-) freshly tilled land, land tilled but not sown. cf. lima. bulimi o- (bu/-) agriculture, farming, cultivation. cf. lima. bulimiro o- (bu/-) dirt or soil which remains on the feet, legs or clothing after one has been tilling, cf. lima. bulindaala o- adv. in a state of readiness, kuba bulindaala, to be ready/prepared. Enkuba eri bulindaala. It is just about to rain. bulindo o-: obulindo bw'ensimbi, a large amount of money. bulira (-bulidde) v.i. appl. disappear in/ at etc. ne bitubulira ku matama, and we were at a loss for something to say, lit. they (ebigambo, words, implied) disappeared from ou buliri o- (bu/-) bed (including the mattress and other components), cf. ekiriri, ndiri.