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nnyumba

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Meaning

e- plur. ennyumba or amayumba (n/n or li/ma) house, eby'amayumba, housing, housing matters/problems, cf. akayumba, eriyumba (liyumba).

nnyumba, e- plur. ennyumba or amayumba (n/n or li/ma) house, eby'amayumba, housing, housing matters/problems, cf. akayumba, eriyumba (liyumba).

Related Words
nfukaamirizi e-: enfukaamirizi z'ekyalo, the outskirts of a village, ennyumba enfukaamirizi, outlying houses. cf. fukamira. nnannyini plur. bannannyini linked with a following substantive without the -a of rel. owner possessor, nnannyini nnyumba, owner of the house; master of the house, nnannyini kutu, drum of the ear. bannannyini mugenzi, the r nnyuka (-nnyuse nnyinyuse) v.i. stop work, discontinue work; leave work. nnyula (-nnyudde nnyinyudde) v.tr. conv. (of nnyika, q.v.) draw out, take out (of water or other liquid). Note: nnyula could properly be placed und nnyulula (-nnyuludde) v.tr. conv. 2 draw out take out, pull out (of water) ; fig. save, ‘bail out' (of a difficult situation). nnyuma e- (n/n) rear, as an adv. behind, in the back, ennyuma wa, behind, in back of. ennyuma w'omusajja oyo, behind this man. ennyuma y' nnyumbu e- (n/n) mule. nnyuunyu ideo. okunyuunynula be nnyuunyu to tie very tightly. nsokolo e- also ensokolosokolo (n/n) isolated area, remote place. Ennyumba ye ya- gizimba eyo mu nsokolo. He built his house in a very rem nnyula (-nnyudde) v.tr. cause to stop work. nnyulukuka (-nnyulukuse) v.i. conv. 3 emerge (from water); be drawn out (of water). nnyulukusa (-nnyulukusizza) v.tr. conv. 3 caus. draw out (of water).