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nyumya (-nyumizza) v.i. caus. converse
English → Luganda
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Meaning
talk.
nyumya (-nyumizza) v.i. caus. converse, talk.
Related Words
nyumiikiriza (-nyumiikirizza) v.tr. appl. 2 caus. make proud
v.i. keep a conversation going, keep talking on and on.
nyumira (-nyumidde) v.tr. appl. please
be pleasing to; be interesting to, interest; amuse, amawulire agatabanyumira, news which does not interest them.
nyumiriza (-nyumirizza) v.tr. appl. 2 caus. praise
flatter; tell/narrate in detail.
nyumisa (-nyumisizza) v.tr. caus. 2 cause to be pleasant/interesting
lend interest to.
nyumiza (-nyumizza) v.tr. appl. caus. tell
inform, amawulire geyinenda okubanyumi- zaako, the news I am gping to tell you about.
nyumungula (-nyumungudde) v.i. rinse
okunyumungula mu kamwa, to rinse out the mouth, gargle, okunyumungula mu ndeku, to rinse out a gourd.
nyuma (-nyumye)
v.i. be pleasant/agreeable; be interesting.
nyumizika (-nyumizise) v.i. appl. caus. neut. be easy to tell/narrate; be easy to perform (a play
song); be easy to talk with.
nyumunguza (-nyumunguzizza) v.tr. caus. rinse; rinse with/using
okunyumunguza engoye, to rinse out clothes. Note: by metathesis the word often occurs as munyunguza.