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kamaanya (la) difficult/intractable/self-willed person; rogue

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rascal. (Kamaanya is the name of a former Kabaka.)

kamaanya (la) difficult/intractable/self-willed person; rogue, rascal. (Kamaanya is the name of a former Kabaka.)

Related Words
kama (-kamye) v.tr. milk (the direct object may be either amata milk or the name of the animal being milked). kamagu a- no plur. (ka/bu) craziness, madness; devilishness (e.g., of children); distracted look; tendency to distraction. cf. 1-maga. kamagumagu a- (ka/bu) restiessness; inattention; distraction, cf. maga, magamaga. kamal(ir)izo a- with the -a of rel. last, final (often in the sense of being decisive). empaka ez'akamalirizo, the final games/ contests, okubu kamala (-kamaze) v.i. act to excess do to extremes (in a bad sense). Ng'okamaze! You have really botched things up! In a more frequent usage kamala follows another ve kamalabyonna (la) lit. finishes-all-things. premier prime minister. The more frequently used term is Katikkiro. kamansuka a- (ka/bu) spark. Emmotoka yagenda eriko n'obumansuka. The car started off at a terrific speed, cf. mansuka. kamanzi a- no plur. (ka/bu) insolence, impertinence; touchiness. kamasu a- (ka/bu) rattrap, mousetrap. cf. emmasu.