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kantu

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Meaning

a- (ka/bu) small thing; (after a neg.) anything. Situnze kantu olwa leero. [ have not sold anything today TnynesanmH kantu. He did not hesitate, cf. ekintu.

kantu, a- (ka/bu) small thing; (after a neg.) anything. Situnze kantu olwa leero. [ have not sold anything today TnynesanmH kantu. He did not hesitate, cf. ekintu.

Related Words
kamu a- lit. one (little thing, akantu is implied). The phrase n'akamu is used with neg. verbs and is translated not at all. ebigambo e kantindiggwa a- adv. hurriedly; quickly; at a trot. Twagenze kantindiggwa. We went in a great hurry, cf. tindigga. kantiriza (-kantirizza) v.tr. soothe calm down. kantoolooze no plur. (la) giddiness dizziness, vertigo. Kantoolooze ankutte. 1 feel dizzy, cf. tooloola. kantuntunu a- (ka/bu) cloth placed over the eyes; game of blindman's buff, okusiba abantu kantuntunu, to pull the wool over people's eyes, de kintu e- (ki/bi) thing (physical object); thing, matter, affair, plur. ebintu things; belongings, possessions, wealth. Si kintu. It does kantimba: kusasula kantimba to pay cash for a purchase; to make a purchase in large quantity at one time and pay cash. katiisa: - akantu akatiisa lit. a small thing which frightens, kukolawo katiisa, to do something startling/amazing/exciting/far out of the ordinary; to show komba (-kombye) v.tr. lick; lap; kiss. okukomba kw'erima to refuse flatly, lit. to lick that which digs (enkumbi, hoe, is implied). okukomba obulamu, colloq., to enjoy life, have a good t