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muntu

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Meaning

o- (mu/mi) the middle part of the upper lip.

muntu, o- (mu/mi) the middle part of the upper lip.

Related Words
mera (-meze) v.i. sprout; grow (of plants); fig. become well established (in a position). kumera ku muntu to chase after a person, pursue with the purpose of attack. Nnalaba ogusolo emabega waffe nga gutu- mezeeko, I saw a huge animal b mumwa o- (mu/mi) lip; beak, omumwa gw'ennyindo, nostril, ow'omumwa, quarrelsome person (esp. a husband who quarrels with his wife), okuf muntu o- (mu/ba) person, human being, man; in the plur. abantu people, omuntu obuntu, an ordinary person, the average person, a mere mor Muntu wa ngeri ki? What sort of a person is he? eby'okulya ebya buli ngeri food of every type, mu ngeri eno, in this way. mu ngeri y'emu, in the same way. ngeri is extensively used in the formation of phra muntumulamu o- (mu/ba) well-bred person; humane person, omusajja omuntumulamu, a gentleman in every sense of the word. cf. obuntubulamu, kintu muze o- (mu/ba) bad habit, evil custom; fig. addiction, kuggya muntu mize, to find fault with a person, dwell on someone's bad habits. man omusajja; (person) omuntu; become a m., okusajjakula. mbuzi e- (n/n) goat, okusiba amatu g'embuzi ku muntu, to make a scapegoat of a person, lit. pin the ears of the goat on someone. miscreant omuntuomubi. mortal kufa; a m., omuntu.