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neck

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Meaning

obulago,ensingo, ensikya, enkoto, ekkosi; stiff n., olukya; wear round the n., okwambika.

neck, obulago,ensingo, ensikya, enkoto, ekkosi; stiff n., olukya; wear round the n., okwambika.

Related Words
necklace omukuufu, olutembe. necklet (iron) akadangadi. nkoligo e- (n/n) piece of wood tied around the neck of a dog to prevent it from biting. cf. ekikoligo. nkote e- with the -a of rel. with a rnrverl neck. nkoto e- (n/n) back of the neck; area in the rear of the traditional three cooking stones. Buli kimugambibwa kimugwa mu nkoto. Everythin nsaabo e- (n/n) calabash with a long neck and no bulge at the top. nsekula e- (n/n) calabash with a long, narrow I neck. nsingo e- (n/n) neck, okulanga ensingo, to twist the neck as a sign of reluctance or unwillingness, okunyoola ensingo, to be displeased/d nuuka (-nuuse) v.i. be dislocated (e.g. of a limb); be stretched out; be lengthened out; stretch the neck (motivated by curiosity or greed). nuula (-nudde) v.tr. break off snap off (e.g., a com cob); dislocate; pull out. okunuula ensingo, to twist/stretch the neck. nnaku e- always plur. (n/n) trouble; sorrow, sadness, eky'ennaku, unfortunately. Ennaku zaamulaba. He had trouble. Troubles came upon hi ŋŋunda e-: endeku eŋŋunda, long-necked calabash often used by old men for drinking beer.