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Kalema

Luganda → English

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also spelled Karema (la) [from Fr. Careme] Lent.

Kalema also spelled Karema (la) [from Fr. Careme] Lent.

Related Words
kalenge (la) mist; fog. kalenziwe (la) variety of grass commonly used to spread on the floors of native shrines (ssabo). Karema also spelled Kalema (la) [from Fr. Careme] Lent. kale interj. expres sing assent very well all right, certainly. Occasionally the forms mukale (2nd pers. plur.) and bakale (3rd pers. plur.) are used. Abo nabo oba te- baag kalebule a-: eby'akalebule, untruth; false statements; libel, cf. lebula. kalebuzo a- also akalibuzo (ka/bu) small piece of calabash used to smooth soft pottery. kalebwerebwe a- (ka/bu) loose flesh adhering to a wound; hangnail; fig. edge; brink. Obulamu bwabwe bull ku kalebwerebwe. Their lives are in th kaleebo a- usually plur. (ka/bu) tiny fragments and liquid spray which splash off of barkcloth when it is being beaten. kaleega a- (ka/bu, brassiere, bra; a device used for tightening the spokes of a bicycle. cf. leega. kalege a- (ka/bu) kind of small rattle (esp. of the type placed on the legs of small children who are learning to walk), cf. endege. kalegete a- (ka/bu) small package; calf of the leg. akalegete k'omusajja, a short, stocky man. kalegete a- (ka/bu) a piece of bluing tied inside of a small cloth.