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nnawalubwa (la) scapegoat. Ky'abangi

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Meaning

ki- rondamu nnawalubwa. (prov.) The epidemic picks out the unlucky ones. Not all evildoers are apprehended or blamed, but only the unlucky ones.

nnawalubwa (la) scapegoat. Ky'abangi, ki- rondamu nnawalubwa. (prov.) The epidemic picks out the unlucky ones. Not all evildoers are apprehended or blamed, but only the unlucky ones.

Related Words
nnawandagala (la) small green snake found in foliage which because of its color, enables it to escape observation. nnawookeera (la) something horrible/terrible nnawookeera w'olutalo. a hideous war. nnawookeera w'obwavu, abject poverty. nnawalyanga (la) death. nnawankya adv. early in the morning. cf. ^kya enkya. nnawannana interj. greeting used both as question and reply. nnawolovu plur. bunnawolovu (la in sing.) chameleon; muscle of the upper arm biceps. Nnawolovu tattirwa ku bbala limu. (prov.) lit. A chameleon is not killed in one color, i.e., before it has changed colors.