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lip

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Meaning

omumwa; groove in upper l., akalindaminyira; one with lips cut off, a kiŋaaŋaali.

lip, omumwa; groove in upper l., akalindaminyira; one with lips cut off, a kiŋaaŋaali.

Related Words
lipoota a- (n/n) \jfng. ] report. lippa (-lippye) v.tr. hurl trip (in wrestling and in the game of nziga). Yandippiramu enkalu. He tripped me/gave me a fall. lugali o- (lu/n) flat tray (made from the fibers of papyrus or other plants; often used for winnowing). Emimwa gye gya lugali. His lips a luko o- (lu/n) cutting/slip of the sweet-po- tato vine. cf. lomuko. lukuta o- (lu/n) skin; rind; peel, okwerya enkutakuta z'emimwa, to eat the skins of one's lips, i.e., to be very hungry, cf. ekikuta. lumya (-lumizza) v.tr. caus. cause to bite/ hurt etc.; hurt with/by; injure; worry; disappoint. Ekyo kinnumya nnyo omwoyo. This worries me a great deal, ebigezo ebyalumya buli oma lusimbo o- (lu/n) slip, cutting, ensimbo z'emituba, slips of the mutuba tree. cf. simba. the introduction of cowrie shells nsinda were use luwa o- plur. empa (lu/n) whistle, whistling sound produced by the lips, okufuuwa oluwa, to whistle, cf. ekiwa.