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mbwa

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e- (n/n) kind of small fly, Simuliam damnosum.

mbwa, e- (n/n) kind of small fly, Simuliam damnosum.

Related Words
mbwa e- (n/n) dog. Yadduka za mbwa. He ran very fast. Ekika ky'Embwa, the Dog Clan, kusanga mbwa, to have miserable luck; to go on a tr mbwagulo e- (n/n) as an adj. raw, not well done (of potatoes), cf. bwagula. mmumbwa e- (n/n) a mixture of clay and native medicines formed into a cylindrical shape. It is stored in a dry state and, as the occasion mbwazirume (la) kind of banana. mpwangali: kutunula mpwangali ng'embwa esudde ekyuma to give a look of amazement, be dumbfounded/stunned, lit. like a hunting dog who has thrown off the bell attached to him (used to mubaazi o- (mu/ba) butcher; flayer; rare surgeon. Amatu g'omubaazi gawulira kya ‘Embwa etwala ennyama yo.' (prov.) The ears of the butcher muguunwa o- (mu/mi) with the -a of rel. big, huge, omuguunwa gw'embwa, a huge dog. musambwa o- (mu/mi) nature spirit which frequents trees, brooks, etc., and may appear in various forms, esp. that of a woman. mutamiivu o- (mu/ba) drunkard. Omutamiivu tabaaga mbwa. (prov.) A drunkard does not kill a dog (thus violating a taboo). Even a drunkard has mutayimbwa o- (mu/mi) iron/steel bar; in the plur. bars; bars (of a jail). muzzle n., ekisiba, akamwa k'embwa; m.loader, olusindirizo.