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wunga (-wunze

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Meaning

mpunze) v.tr. net, catch (flying insects, particularly ssami, with a net).

wunga (-wunze, mpunze) v.tr. net, catch (flying insects, particularly ssami, with a net).

Related Words
wungiza (-wungizizza) v.tr. rare slap. wunguka (-wunguse mpunguse) v.i. cross, cross over (in a boat); be ferried over. v.tr. cross, pass over (a body of water). wungula (-wungudde) v.tr. ferry carry (passengers, esp. over a body of water). kuwungula tulo, to take a nap. wungutusa (-wungutusizza) v.tr. caus. - wungutula. cf. -wunguutufu katwewungu. wungeera (-wungedde) v.i. (with obudde as subject) become evening. Obudde bu- wungedde. Evening is coming on. wungeeza (-wungeezezza) v.i. & tr. caus. cause to close in (of evening darkness); do until evening/dark. Yanywa obudde n'abuwungeeza. He drank until nightfall. cf. akawungeezi. wungisa (-wungisizza) v.tr. caus. cause to catch with a net; catch with/using. Essami baliwungisa lutente. They catch lakeflies (ssami) with a net. wungutuka (-wungutuse) also wunguutuka v.i. be useless; be in a state of decay; be dried up (of crops); be senile; be silly/ stupid; become wungutula (-wungutudde) v.tr. cause to dry up; stupefy; make stupid; make senile.