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butonde

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Meaning

o- (bu/-) nature (in a general sense); nature, essence, inherent characteristics. obutonde bw'ensi, the nature of the earth, cf. tonda.

butonde, o- (bu/-) nature (in a general sense); nature, essence, inherent characteristics. obutonde bw'ensi, the nature of the earth, cf. tonda.

Related Words
buto o- (bu/-) childhood, infancy, adv. again, anew, okudda obulo, return to childhood, grow childish (of old people); to regain health Butonda O- (bu/-) heaven, nga ne Katonda e Butonda andaba, lit. as God in heaven sees me, i.e., let God in heaven be my witness, cf. tonda butongole o- (bu/-) state of being official, mu butongole, officially, cf. tongola. butonsa o- plur. of akatonsa, q.v. butonzi o- (bu/-) creation cf. tonda. butooke o- adv. like a plantain, kuggya butooke, to calm down, become as meek as a lamb (of persons), lit. become cooked like a plantain, butooletoole o- (bu/-) stupidity, foolishness, idiocy, cf. -toole, ekitooletoole, omutooletoole. butoola: kuba butoola to be at close grips with each other, confront each other directly.