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gererwako (-gereddwako)

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v.i. appl. pass. be used as a model/pattern/standard of measure/standard of comparison.

gererwako (-gereddwako) v.i. appl. pass. be used as a model/pattern/standard of measure/standard of comparison.

Related Words
gereesa (-gereesezza) v.i. speak enigmatic- v ally/in riddles; speculate hypothecate. c f. 3 gera> gerekera (-gerekedde) v.i. & tr- = gereka. Yagerekera amannyo. He has overlapping teeth. c f. en gereka. gerenjula (-gerenjudde) v.i. speak in riddles; speak in parables; tell funny stories joke. v.tr. okugerenjula ebigambo, to twist words, alter the meanings of words, cf. %era, omugerengejjo, omugerenjuzi. gererera (-gereredde) v.i. appl. 2 dribble saliva; run flow (as a pool of liquid on a solid); become stained/smeared. Essowaani zonna yazirese awo nga zigerereddeko emmere. She left all gerereza (-gererezza) v.tr. appl. 2 caus. stain with saliva; smear; make blots. cf. engeregeze engezi. geregere var. of ggereggere q. v. geregeza (-geregezezza) v.i. slobber dribble at the mouth (particularly during sleep), cf. engeregeze; engagize. gereka (-gerese) v.i. overlap (of teeth) v.tr. provide by way of supplement, add (something different), kugereka nva, to add greens (to the main dish). gereka (-gerese) v.tr. allot apportion, parcel out; distribute; assign; estimate, omusolo omugereke, poll tax. Gy'otosula togerekerayo bibya. (prov.) Where you gerengetanya (-gerengetanyizza) v.i. try every device v.tr. figure out, workout, t devise means for. Nnemeddwa okugerenge-tanya eky'okukola. I couldn't (lit. have failed to) figure out gerera (-geredde) v.tr. appl. measure/estimate/compare for etc. Buli muntu Katonda yamugerera ennaku ze z'alimala ku nsi. God has measured out for every person the days he will spend on ear