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nkwata

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Meaning

e- (n/n) way of grasping/handling/ managing/ruling attitude, cf. kwata.

nkwata, e- (n/n) way of grasping/handling/ managing/ruling attitude, cf. kwata.

Related Words
nkwa e- (n/n) cattle tick. nkwajjukwajju e- (n/n) with the -a of rel. aggressive, strong-willed, daring. nkwakkulizo e- (n/n) anything used for grasping; fig. gift to influence another/to win another's favor, cf. kwakkula. nkwakwa e- (n/n) shoulder blade. nkwakwayo e- (n/n) rustling noise/sound. cf. kwakwaya. nkwale e- (n/n) kind of partridge, francolin. Enkoko bw'esula mu nsiko efuuka nkwale. (prov.) When a chicken lives in the bush it becomes nkwangu e-: okulwana enkwangu, to fight with stones. nkwanzi e- (n/n) small beads generally made of plant seeds, cf. olukwanzi. nkwaso e- (n/n) pincers, cf. kwata. nkwaso e- (n/n) kind of mortar used in building walls. nkwatangabo e- invar, adj. strong, brave, courageous, heroic, lit. grasp (kwata) the shield (engabo). Basajja nkwatangabo. They are brave, cou nkwawa c- (u/'n) armpit. mu nkwawa, under the arm. okukuba enkwawa, to express joy or pleasure by beating one's sides with the upper part