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katanga

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a- (ka/bu) kind of wild gourd. It is inedible and characterized by extreme hardness.

katanga, a- (ka/bu) kind of wild gourd. It is inedible and characterized by extreme hardness.

Related Words
kata a- (ka/bu) small gourd, cf. ekita. kataala a- (ka/bu) electric bulb, kwessa mu butaaia, to show off, put oneself in the limelight. cf. ekitaala, ettaala. kataali a- also akataalitaali (ka/bu) deserted area. kataano a-: okubuuza akana n'akataano. lit. to ask four and five, i.e., to interrogate in detail, question at length, cf. -na, -taano. kataasa a- (ka/bu) kind of small brown lake bird, lily-trotter. kataasa a- (ka/bu) small basin of water used for washing the hands before eating. kataayi a- (ka/bu) swallow, awatali na kataayi kusala, lit. without a swallow crossing, i.e., in the twinkle of an eye, in no time at all. kataayi a- (ka/bu) [Eng.] small necktie, akataayi aka kawojjolo, bow tie. cf. ttaayi. katabalika a- (ka/bu) millions; an enormously large number, lit. that which is not easily counted, cf. ^bala. katabanguko a- (ka/bu) disturbance; riot; uprising, okulangirira ebiseera eby'aka- tabanguko, to proclaim a state of emergency. cf. tabanguka. katabo a- (ka/bu) small book; booklet, aka- tabo ak'amawulire, newspaper, news magazine. kukuba katabo, colloq., to lie, tell untruths, c katagali a- see butagali.