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Katonda pr. n. (la) God; the Creator

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an important lubaale in the Kiganda pantheon. (Katonda) ky'aterekera omulamu, tekivunda. (prov.) What God lays in store for a person does not spoil, cf. tonda, Obwakatonda.

Katonda pr. n. (la) God; the Creator, an important lubaale in the Kiganda pantheon. (Katonda) ky'aterekera omulamu, tekivunda. (prov.) What God lays in store for a person does not spoil, cf. tonda, Obwakatonda.

Related Words
katongolekkungu plur. bakatongolekkungu (la) an extremely vain and conceited person; great boaster/braggart. kato (la) boy who is the younger of twins. with cap. the personal name of such a twin. See wasswa babirye, nnakato. katogo a- (ka/bu) stew (of plantains, beans, peanuts, etc., or a combination of these); fig. cramped quarters, confined space; difficult/ katoloba (la) a quarrelsome person cf. to lob a. katolobojjo a- (ka/bu) dot; spot; speck. katonnyeze a- (ka/bu) point, dot; period; drop. cf. tonnya, tonnyeza. katono a- as an adv. a little, a little bit; slightly. Yatambulako katono. He walked a short distance (or a short time). After a neg. ver Katono afe. He nearly died katono is also the form of the adj. -tono used before sing, nouns of the ka/bu class, cf. -tono, ^kata. katonsa a- (ka/bu) kind of small mushroom. katoola no plur. (la) large amount large quantity, katoola w'ebintu, a lot of things, a whole conglomeration of things. katottolima. a- (ka/bu) knob/bulge on the end of a stick cf. ekitolima, ettolima.