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-epalika (-epalise) v.i. refl. showoff

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Meaning

put on airs, make oneself look important.

-epalika (-epalise) v.i. refl. showoff, put on airs, make oneself look important.

Related Words
-epaatiika (-epaatiise) v.i. & tr. refl. attach oneself; intrude oneself inject oneself; overdo things, okwepaatiika erinnya, to take an alias. -epacca (-epasse) v.i. refl. make a pretence of working hard; work ineffectively; pretend to make an effort; move about excitedly. -epacca (-epasse) v.i. refl. make a pretence of working hard; work ineffectively; pretend to make an effort; move about excitedly. -epaccuula (-epaccudde) v.i. refl. walk in an undignified/ungraceful/excited manner. -epaccuula (-epaccudde) v.i. refl. walk in an undignified/ungraceful/excited manner. -epakira (-epakidde) v.i. refl. pack oneself; load oneself; stuff oneself okwe- pakira emmere, to stuff oneself with food. -epakula (-epakudde) v.i. refl. have a tendency to pilfer be light-fingered; finger/handle objects in an objectionable way (esp. those belonging to others). cf. bakula. -epampagula (-epampagudde) v.i. & tr. refl. gesticulate wildly; shake the head violently* (of an animal to drive off flies, etc.). Embwa eyo yeepampagula kawawa. That dog is shaking a gadfly off of its ears. -epampalika (-epampalise) v.i. refl. act beyond one's capacity overreach oneself, 'bite off more than one can chew;' be presumptuous, show off. Leka kwepampalika ku luku lunene lutyo! Don't str -epanka (-epanse) v.i. refl. flatter oneself; boast; become self-important/ egotistical put on airs. -epankira (-epankidde) v.i. appl. play around (with); be insolent (towards). cf. omupansi omwepankopanko, omwe- pansi, nnakapanka.