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mubaka

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Meaning

o- (mu/ba) messenger; representative; member (of a legislative assembly); envoy; diplomat; ambassador, cf. obubaka.

mubaka, o- (mu/ba) messenger; representative; member (of a legislative assembly); envoy; diplomat; ambassador, cf. obubaka.

Related Words
mubaage o- (mu/ba) one who undergoes surgery, cf. baaga. mubaazi o- (mu/ba) butcher; flayer; rare surgeon. Amatu g'omubaazi gawulira kya ‘Embwa etwala ennyama yo.' (prov.) The ears of the butcher mubabiro 0-: okukwata omubabiro, to interest, be of great interest to, be very pleasing to. ekitabo ekyali kinkutte omubabiro, a book which mubadazi o- (mu/ba) person who is indifferent/ unconcerned; flippant person; happy-go- lucky person, one who enjoys a good time. cf. badala mubajjangabo o- (mu/mi) kind of tall tree found in swampy forests, Erythrina excelsa. cf. bajja, engabo. mubajjangalabi o- (mu/mi) kindof tree producing light wood, Rauwolfia vomitoria. cf. bajja, engalabi. occurring on the edge of forests, Morinda l mubakampungu o- (mu/mi) kindof tall forest tree, chrysophyllum perpulchrum. The leaves are purple-red on the under side. mubala o- (mu/mi) a traditional kind of drum beat which is performed in the villages on various ceremonial occasions. (Each clan has its mubazi o- (mu/ba) counter, one who counts; bookkeeper, accountant, omubazi w'ebitabo, bookkeeper, accountant. cf. ^bala. mubazi o- (mu/mi) a pustular rash on the leg. mubazzi o- (mu/ba) carpenter, cf. bajja. messenger omubaka, omutume; vide courier.