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muyala

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Meaning

o- (mu/ba) hungry person; starving person, cf. oluyala, lenjala.

muyala, o- (mu/ba) hungry person; starving person, cf. oluyala, lenjala.

Related Words
muya o- (mu/mi) kind of fishing basket with which to trap fish. Ssemuto w'attira eggege w'azza omuya. (prov.) The youth brings back his muyaaka o- (mu/ba) new tenant; new arrival; newcomer. muyaayu o- (mu/mi) kind of wild cat which is somewhat larger than a house cat. cf. akayaayu. muyaga o- rarely plur. (mu/mi) storm, tempest (over a body of water); typhoon. cf. kibuyaga. muyaga o- (mu/ba) smoker of bhang/lndian hemp; user of narcotics, cf. enjaga. muyagi o- (mu/mi) plant which produces njagi fruit, q.v. muyamba O- (mu/mi) file. See the var. omwamba. muyambi o- (mu/ba) helper, assistant. cf. yamba. muyanja o- (mu/ba) The members of the Heart Clan (Ekika ky'Omutima) are sometimes called Abayanja. It is thought that they came originally muyanja o- (mu/mi) kind of very tall forest tree, Symphonia gabonensis macrantha. muyanja (la) wind from the south of Lake Victoria cf. yanja, ennyanja.