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kawonvu

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Meaning

a- (ka/bu) small valley. Sijja ku- menya kawonvu na kagga ku ntambula yange, i will not gp into details about my trip, lit. I will not mention the little valley and the little river, cf. ekiwonvu.

kawonvu, a- (ka/bu) small valley. Sijja ku- menya kawonvu na kagga ku ntambula yange, i will not gp into details about my trip, lit. I will not mention the little valley and the little river, cf. ekiwonvu.

Related Words
kagga a- (ka/bu) small river, small stream. cf. omugga. See also akawonvu. kawo (la) peas. When a contrast between sing and plur. is necessary the forms kakawo/bukawo (pea/peas) are used. kawojjolo a- (ka/bu) small butterfly, aka- taayi ak'akawojjolo, bow tie. cf. eki- wojjolo. kawolongojjo (la) depths deep place, as adv. very deep, to a great depth. kawome a- no plur. (ka/bu) jail, prison. kawompo o- (ka/bu) fontanel, top of the head, part of the head which is soft in early childhood but becomes hard with maturity. kawondoliro a- (ka/bu) anus. kawoomerabalezi a- adj. with akasana (sunshine) implied, period from about 7:30 to 8-30 A-M. cf. woomera, omulezi. kawoowo a- (ka/bu) pleasant smell, fragrant odor, aroma; perfume. Ayogeza kawoowo. He speaks pleasingly. His voice has a pleasant sound, e kawozamasiga a- (ka/bu) lit. it cools the cooking stones, the time from about 9:30 P.M. to midnight, cf. ^wola, woza, essiga. kiwonvu e- (ki/bi) valley, cf. akawonvu, oluwonvu. kawola also kawolampola adv. slowly; gently cf. empola.