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kiwa

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Meaning

e- (ki/bi) whistling sound expressing surprise. Yafuuwa ekiwa. He whistled in surprise, cf. oluwa.

kiwa, e- (ki/bi) whistling sound expressing surprise. Yafuuwa ekiwa. He whistled in surprise, cf. oluwa.

Related Words
kawago a- (ka/bu) small bladder; tubelike part of a bicycle pump; inner tube of a ball. cf. Svaga, ekiwago, oluwago. kitabo e- (ki/bi) [Su>., At. ] book, ekitabo ekiwandiikibwamu, notebook, exercise book, omukubi w'ebitabo, book publisher, cf. akatabo. kiwaama e- with the -a of rel. omukazi ow'ekiwaama, a woman with withered breasts; a woman who cannot shed tears. kiwaata e- var. of ekiwata, q.v. kiwaawaalo e- adv. in panic; with great haste, cf. muwaawaalo. kiwaawaatiro e- (ki/bi) Ensimbi ng'ozi- funye leka zireme kukumezaako biwaawaa- tiro. When you have obtained the money don't let it go to your kiwaawo e- (ki/bi) large open calabash; piece of calabash used by potters to smooth clay; fig. foolish/stupid person. cf. oluwaawo, empaaw kiwaayiro e- (ki/bi) something which is added on; patch; graft; appendix, supplement (e.g., of a hook); slander, calumny. cf. waayira, akawa kiwabyo e- (ki/bi) sickle/knife for pruning / first used by the Basoga). kiwago e- with the -a of rel. sturdy, well- built. ow'ekiwago, a strong/robust/husky person. Muli nnali nneewulira ekiwago. Inwardly I fe kiwagu e- (ki/bi) small bunch of plantains/ bananas, hand of bananas. See enkota. c f. waguka. kiwalaata e- (ki/bi) baldness; bald head, ow'ekiwalaata, bald-headed person, oku- kutuka ekiwalaata, to become bald. cf. empalaata.