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kawawa (la

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Meaning

collective), akawawa (ka/bu) gadfly.

kawawa (la, collective), akawawa (ka/bu) gadfly.

Related Words
kawaali no plur. (la) smallpox cf. waala. kawaayiro a- (ka/bu) something added on, supplement, cf. waayira. Kawagga pr.n. the name of a lubaale associated with bubonic plague kawumpuli, q.v. kawago a- (ka/bu) small bladder; tubelike part of a bicycle pump; inner tube of a ball. cf. Svaga, ekiwago, oluwago. kawakata a- (ka/bu) small sheaf, small bundle (of firewood), cf. omuwakata. kawakatirwa a- (ka/bu) shoot on a plant. L /. wakalita. kawala a- dim. of muwala, q.v. Tosala gwa kawala nga tonnawulira gwa kalenzi. (prov.) Don't judge (the case, omusango is implied by gwa) kawale a- (ka/bu) pair of short pants; shorts, cf. empale. kawalucocco invar adj. very small, tiny (of persons, animals, fowls). Ampadde akakoko kawalucocco. He has given me a very small chicken. kawambo a- (ka/bu) amulet, fetish. Kawamigero rarely Kawamigereko (la) God lit. the giver of portions/allotments, i.e., the dispenser of fate. cf. wa, ^gera, gereka. kawammansi (la) after-pains of labor with the -a of rel. -a kawammansi, hard to obtain, difficult to get. cf. wammanta.