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bunga (-bunze EN→LG

mmunze) v.i. ramble, wander around aimlessly. ‘Sifugibwa' afa abunga. (prov.) (He who says) ‘I will not be ruled' dies a vagabond.

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katabanguko EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) disturbance; riot; uprising, okulangirira ebiseera eby'aka- tabanguko, to proclaim a state of emergency. cf. tabanguka.

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leega (-leeze EN→LG

ndeeze) v.tr. tighten; strain; draw taut; stretch, extend; aim. okuleega ennoma, to stretch the cover on a drum, okuleega omutego, to set a trap, okuleega e:r.a""», to ?tr'nD,/tnnp a ham or other stringed instrument. Yamuleegamu ekiso. He aimed a knife at him.

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nkasu EN→LG

e- (n/n) with the -a of rel. having very poor aim (esp. in hurling spears J. Yali wa nkasu. He had a very poor aim.

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yolekera (-yolekedde) v.tr. appl. show for/ at EN→LG

etc.; point at/towards; aim at; face, be opposite; head for fa destination). Yayole- kera eriraga e Masaka. He headed for Masaka. (eriraga = ekkubo eriraga, the road which goes.) Amaka ge goolekedde oluguudo Iw e Masaka. His house faces the road leading to Masaka.

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muwambi LG→EN

o- (mu/ba) one who captures, captor; one who confiscates; one who asks a merchant to reserve an item which will be paid for and claimed at a later date. Omu- wambi si muguzi. (prov.) One who has an article set aside is not necessarily the one who buys it. cf. wamba.

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musubi LG→EN

o- (mu/mi) large amount of grass; grassy area, okwokya omusubi, to run away; to race away at great speed (of a vehicle), lit. burn the grass, okumalamu omusubi, to flee, run away, okukuba omusubi, to strike the air (when using a stick); to miss the target, fail in one's aim. cf. essubi.

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