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kalembe

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Meaning

a- also akalembereza. no plur. (ka/bu) respite, a little bit of peace. cf. eddembe.

kalembe, a- also akalembereza. no plur. (ka/bu) respite, a little bit of peace. cf. eddembe.

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.