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mwango

English → Luganda

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Meaning

o- (mu/mi) frame of a door or window. cf. omulyango.

mwango, o- (mu/mi) frame of a door or window. cf. omulyango.

Related Words
mwana o- plur. abaana (mu/ba) child. When referring to the young of animals mwana is sometimes, but not always, shifted to the mu/mi cla mwandu o- (mu/mi) booty/plunder taken in war, particularly women. mwangaala o- (mu/mi) opening; open space; emptiness, as an adv. completely empty, wide open. cf. yangaala, ekyangaala. mwanguka o- as an adv. loudly, with the -a of rel. loud, eddoboozi ery'omwanguka, a loud voice. mwanirizi o- (mu/ba) one who greets/welcomes guests; receptionist, omwanirizi w'abasaabaze b'omu nnyonyi, airline hostess, cf. yaniriza. mwanjo also manjo. ku mwanjo in front; in the front seai.(»), in advance position, ebito eby'oku mwanjo mu Gavumenti, top positions in the Government, ekifo ek mwanjuzi o- (mu/ba) announcer; usher; one who makes introductions; master of ceremonies. cf. yanjula. mwannyi- plur. bannyi- (used only with the possessive suffixes) sister brother (of the same mother, hut of the opposite sex of the person spoken of), mwannyinaze, my sister/ brother, mwannyoko(wo), you mwanusi o- (mu/ba) highwayman, cf. yanuka. mwanya o- (mu/mi) space, room; outlet. cf. ekyanya. mwanakuffe (la) kind of large plantain. Mwanga pr.n. name of a former Kabaka of Buganda.