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kulirwa (-kuliddwa) v.i. appl. pass

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Meaning

be surpassed by; be directed/led by. Ekitongole kino kikulirwa Mwami Kalyango. This department is under the direction of Mr. Kalyango.

kulirwa (-kuliddwa) v.i. appl. pass, be surpassed by; be directed/led by. Ekitongole kino kikulirwa Mwami Kalyango. This department is under the direction of Mr. Kalyango.

Related Words
kuli adv. there. Eddalu limuyisa kuli. He is a very crazy/stubborn person lit. madness makes him pass beyond. kulira (-kulidde) v.t. appl. grow up at/in etc. v.tr. appl. be in charge of fa department, an organization); be older than. Ankulira. He is older than I or He is my boss, ku kulirira (-kuliridde) v.i. appl. 2 Ffembi butukuliridde. Both of us are in deep trouble (bu- implies obudde, used explicitly in the final example under kula.) kulisa caus. of kulika q.v. kulika (-kulise) restricted to the imperative in the simple form Kulika! {plur. Mukulike!) Congratulations! Well done! kuliko: nga kuliko including, lit. there being there, abantu musanvu nga kuliko omubaka w'olukiiko, seven people including a representative of the as kulira (-kulidde) v.tr. polish; smooth; decorate. (Not to be confused with kulira the appl. form of kula, q.v.) kulisa (-kul isizza) v.tr. caus. congratulate. kulisiza (-kulisizizza) v.tr. appl. caus. congratulate for/on behalf of.