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Sserulya-mayenje

Luganda → English

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Meaning

lit. Mr. Cricket-Eater. Sserulya-mayenje ebinnya aleka byasaami- ridde. (prov.) Mr. Cricket-Eater leaves holes gaping open (i.e., he does not fill them in after obtaining the crickets). This is said of a person who leaves jobs half done. cf. lya, ejjenje.

Sserulya-mayenje lit. Mr. Cricket-Eater. Sserulya-mayenje ebinnya aleka byasaami- ridde. (prov.) Mr. Cricket-Eater leaves holes gaping open (i.e., he does not fill them in after obtaining the crickets). This is said of a person who leaves jobs half done. cf. lya, ejjenje.

Related Words
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