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galamba (-galambye)

Luganda → English

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Meaning

v.i. be indifferent; be careless/negligent; take matters lightly.

galamba (-galambye) v.i. be indifferent; be careless/negligent; take matters lightly.

Related Words
galabanja (-galabanze) v.i. be neglectful. v.tr. neglect; treat carelessly cf. egga- labanja. galabaya (-galabaye) v.i. be exhausted/very tired; be languid; lack vigor; be in a state of disarray. galama (-galamye) v.i. & tr. look up; raise the head. Omutwe gwamugalama. His head was inclined to one side (e.g. by p araly sis or a birth defect). galambira (-galambidde) v.i. & tr. appl. be indifferent/careless (about). cf. omugalambi. galamiza (-galamizza or -galamizizza) v.tr. caus. cause to lie; lay. Omwana mu- galamize awo. Have the baby lie over there. cf. olugalaamiriro, engalama. galangatana (-galangatanye) v.i. be unsteady; hesitate vacillate; be clumsy. kugalanga- tana nga kigaali kya muyiga, to walk unsteadily; to be unsteady or clumsy in what one is doing, l galanjula (-galanjudde) v.tr. roll over; cause to roll on the ground. galatnira (-galamidde) v.i. lie; lie down; recline. okugalamira obugazi to lie on one's back. galamya (-galamizza) v.tr. caus. okaga- lamya omutwe to look up, raise the head. cf. lalama. galangatanya (-galangatanyizza) v.tr. caus. cause to vacillate/be clumsy etc.; to rattle, okugalangatanya ekiwanga mu ngalo, to sleep, go to bed, lit. rattle the skull in one's fingers. Yagalangatanya en galanjuka (-galanjuse) v.i. fall and roll over fall sprawling on the ground; roll over. galanjukira (-galanjukidde) v.i. appl. fall sprawling on/at etc.