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luwa

English → Luganda

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Meaning

o- plur. empa (lu/n) whistle, whistling sound produced by the lips, okufuuwa oluwa, to whistle, cf. ekiwa.

luwa, o- plur. empa (lu/n) whistle, whistling sound produced by the lips, okufuuwa oluwa, to whistle, cf. ekiwa.

Related Words
letter ebbaluwa; (of alphabet) ennukuta. luwaanyi o- plur. empwanyi (lu/n) strychnia plant, Dracoena fragrans, used for making fences. luwaata o- no plur. (lu/n) rare rheumatic pains. luwaawo o- (lu/n) open calabash or gourd used as a tumbler for drinking, kwemalamu ng'ogw'oluwa a wo, to act to excess (often used of talk luwagala o- plur. empagala (lu/n) bunch of bananas split down the middle. luwagaliro o- (lu/n) whetstone, cf. wagala. luwago o- plur. empago (lu/n) large bladder; bladder (of a soccer ball), cf. 2 Waga, akawago, ekiwago. luwajjangwa o- (lu/n) crevice/cavity/crack in the ground caused by a long spell of drought. luwala o- plur. empala (lu/n) tall girl (often in a pej. sense), cf. omuwala. Luwalabu 0- no plur. (lu/n) the Arabic language, cf. Omuwalabu. luwale o- (lu/n) long (pair of) pants, cf. empale. luwalo o- plur. empalo (lu/h) turn; shift, okukola oluwalo, to take one's turn (esp. in corvee labor, public works).