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nsimbi

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Meaning

e- (n/n) money, ensimbi ejinanda, oowtie shell, eby'ensimbi, finance, financial matters. Minista w'eby'ensimbi, minister of finance, okulya ensimbi, to embezzle funds, take money illegally, cf. omusimbi.

nsimbi, e- (n/n) money, ensimbi ejinanda, oowtie shell, eby'ensimbi, finance, financial matters. Minista w'eby'ensimbi, minister of finance, okulya ensimbi, to embezzle funds, take money illegally, cf. omusimbi.

Related Words
na (n' before a vowel) conj. and prep with (denoting instrument or association), adv. also, too. na is also regularly suffixed to -ii, is, are, io express possession. A njolo e- (n/n) as an attributive to other nouns a large quantity, much, many, ebisolo njolo, a large number of animals, ensimbi njolo, a nkanu e- (n/n) harshness, fierceness; arrogance. Ono wa nkanu. He is an arrogant, harsh person. Basaba lwa nkanu. They make their reques nnyonyi e- (n/n) bird; airplane; swelling in the side. Ekika ky'Ennyonyi, the Bird Clan, okugula ennyonyi, to flee in fear of the conseque nsimba e- (n/n) way of planting; planting; parking (of cars). nsimbo e- (n/n) young banana; branch of the mutuba (barkcloth tree) cut for planting. cf. simba. nsimbu e- (n/n) epileptic fit. epilepsy, ow'ensimbu, omugwi w'ensimbu, an epileptic. okugwa ensimbu, to have an epileptic fit. cf. simbuw nsimu e- (n/n) worn-out hoe. cf. sima, ^akasimu. nsonzi e- (n/n) kind of small mudfish resembling an eel in appearance. Ensimbi z'alina zivuluuja nga nsonzi mu mugga. He has a great abun nkulimba lit. I am lying to you. Used in phrases of the following pattern: Ensimbi ekubye nkulimba. Money has become scarce. Ensimbi enkuby