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kalemba

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Meaning

a- (ka/bu) handkerchief; scarf. cf. ekiremba.

kalemba, a- (ka/bu) handkerchief; scarf. cf. ekiremba.

Related Words
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. kaleka a-: ekyalo ekigudde akaleka, a village having many extensive, well-cultivated and fertile banana gardens. kalekende a- (ka/bu) pleasant aroma, pleasing smell; perfume, cf. eddekende. kaleku a- (ka/bu) small gourd, cf. endeku.