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lame

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Meaning

lema; be l., okulemala, okusenvula, okuwenyera, okuyingira; make l., okulemaza, okuwenyeza.

lame, lema; be l., okulemala, okusenvula, okuwenyera, okuyingira; make l., okulemaza, okuwenyeza.

Related Words
lameness obulema. lament n., ekiwoobe. lament v., okuwooba, okukaaba, okukuba ekiwoobe, okuwowoggana, okudaaga, okwaziirana. lamentation ekiwoobe, okukaaba. langa (-lanze nnanze) v.tr. announce, give notice of; advertise; blame, accuse; prophesy, predict. leenya (-leenye nneenye) v.i. shine (like oil, fat); fester, be inflamed (of a wound); be covered with flakes; be tired. lirirwa (-liriddwa) v.i. pass be mourned/ lamented. lutwe o- (lu/n) long head, kwetikka lutwe, to put the blame on, accuse falsely, kutwala lutwe, to accuse, blame, ab'olutwe olusuffu, sca lemala (-lemadde) v.i. become crippled; become lame. Eyali afudde bw'olemala to- gamba nti Kalonda yankolera? (prov.) (You) who are dying when you become crippled (instead), don't you say God did me a good turn? Be grateful that things are not as bad as they could be. lemaza (-lemazizza) v.tr. caus. cripple; make lame.