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-egamba (-egambye) v.i. refl. say to oneself

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Meaning

tell oneself; pretend; pose (as), present oneself (as).

-egamba (-egambye) v.i. refl. say to oneself, tell oneself; pretend; pose (as), present oneself (as).

Related Words
-egaana (-egaanye) v.i. refl. deny a charge or accusation v.tr. refl. deny, disavow. Omuwala yeegaana kitaawe olw'okuba nga mwavu. The girl denied her father because he was poor. -egaanira (-egaanidde) v.i. & tr. refl. refuse; deny disavow; exculpate oneself. Ebyo byonna yabyegaanira mu maaso gange. He disavowed/denied all these things in my presence. -egaanya (-egaanyizza) v.i. & tr. caus. refl. refuse (of one's own volition); be reluctant/grudging; pretend to refuse. -egaanya (-egaanyizza) v.i. & tr. caus. refl. refuse (of one's own volition); be reluctant/grudging; pretend to refuse. -egaata (-egaase) v.i. refl. sit in a sprawled-out manner. -egaata (-egaase) v.i. refl. sit in a sprawled-out manner. -egaaya (-egaaye) v.tr. refl. chew. Sirina kye nneegaaya. I have nothing to eat. Ng'essowani z'oyozezza ziriko obugenda bwegaaya. The dishes you washed still have specks on them, lit. (little things) which go chewing. -egaaya (-egaaye) v.tr. refl. chew. Sirina kye nneegaaya. I have nothing to eat. Ng'essowani z'oyozezza ziriko obugenda bwegaaya. -egaba (-egabye) v.i. refl. divide oneself; share oneself kutambula nga weegaba, to walk with open movements, throwing out one's arms and legs (highly insulting if said of a woman). -egabula (-egabudde) v.i. refl. give oneself up; give oneself away; risk danger. Nnali nneegabula nzekka mu maala ga Walumbe. I was exposing myself/giving myself over to the claws of Walumbe (death). -egabula (-egabudde) v.i. refl. give oneself up; give oneself away; risk danger. Nnali nneegabula nzekka mu maala ga Walumbe. I w -egabulira (-egabulidde) v.i. & tr. appl. refl. entertain oneself at; help oneself to take; expose oneself; give oneself up. okwegabulira abalabe. to expose oneself to the enemy. cf. obugabe, obugabi, omugabanyi, omu -egadanga (-egadanze) v.i. be casual/unconcerned; act lazily. -egadanga (-egadanze) v.i. be casual/unconcerned; act lazily. -egadiisa (-egadiisizza) v.i. caus. refl. behave in an offensively ostentatious way; demean oneself belittle oneself. -egaggassa (-egaggassizza) v.i. be finicky/over-particular. -egaggassa (-egaggassizza) v.i. be finicky/over-particular. -egalangajja (-egalangazze) v.i. refl. sprawl out spread oneself out full length. cf. amagalangajja (amagalangajjo).