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mayinja

English → Luganda

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Meaning

a- plur. of ejjinja, q.v.

mayinja, a- plur. of ejjinja, q.v.

Related Words
mason omuzimbi, ffundi w'amayinja. masonry onzimba, amayinja. mayingo a- plur. (li/ma) trap/hole for catching mmale fish. mayira a-: used in phrases of the following pattern: Emmeeme yansala mayira. I became nervou s/worried/distraught. mayiro spelled mairo mailo (n/'n) mile, ekikondo kya mayiro, mile post. contr. emmayiro. mayisa a- plur. (li/ma) manners, behavior; bad behavior, amayisa amalungi, good conduct. AI * ku kibonerezo kya mayisa. He is serving a s mayitire a- plur. (li/ma) whereabouts. Simanyi mayitire ge. I don't know his whereabouts. I don't know where he is. o cf. yita, yitira. may- the initial element of the plural of many nouns b eginning in jj-: jjinja — mayinja rock-s. In cases of this sort the stem begins with y- as do other derivatives: -yinja, kayinja, guyinja, etc. mayiŋŋaanyi a- plur. (li/ma) portion of meat (eight ribs) given to the third spearer on a hunt. cf. yiŋŋaanya. muwendo o- (mu/mi) number; price; value; sum. amayinja ag'omuwendo, precious stones.