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bbaati EN→LG

e- (li/ma) [Sw., Ar.] sheet of corrugated iron, tin or other metal used for the roofing or siding of a building.

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ggwanika EN→LG

e- plur. amawanika (li/ma) cupboard; place for storage; safe; treasury; treasury building, cf. wanika, akawanika, lomuwanika.

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kifuko EN→LG

e- crowdedness, usually as an adv. or with the -a of rel. close together, crowded; abundant, plentiful. Ejinaano ya kifuko. The wheat is thickly sown. Aba- karamoja bazimba kifuko. The Karamoja build (their houses) close together, cf. fuka.

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kigero EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) measure, measurement; size; build; extent, with the -a of rel. moderate. Kirungi omwenge onywenga gwa kigero. You should drink beer in moderation. Obuyivu bwabwe si bwa kigero eki- bayinzisa okusoma ebitabo bino. Their education is not sufficient to enable them to read these books, cf. ^gera.

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kitaakule EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) lit. it-will-not-grow-up (from kula), kind of insect which bores into dry wood. Kitaakule kizimba mu lumuli. (prov.) The kitaakule builds in a reed (and will soon perish when the reeds are burnt).

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kyayi EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) dried plantain fiber used in making rope, in tying up bundles of food during the cooking process, in tying poles in building, etc. okusala ebyayi, to relieve oneself, cf. olwayi.

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lasa (-lasizza EN→LG

ndasizza) v.tr. shoot (an arrow); hit (with an arrow); fire (a shot, a gun); flick, flick away (with the finger); kick with the back legs (of a locust), okulasa eki- faananyi, to take a photograph, okulasa emboozi, to converse, okulasa entula, to press ntula fruit to make the seeds come out. okulasa akasolya, to bend the reeds of a roof to the frame (in building a house).

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lugegge EN→LG

o- (lu/n) with the -a of rel. huge, enormous, very large, olugegge lw'eki- zimbe, an enormous building.

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lukanaga EN→LG

o- (lu/n) kind of small tree with sharp thorns. The poles formed from this tree are used in building, cf. omukanaga, enkanaga.

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mazimba EN→LG

a- plur. (li/ma) period of construction, time of construction; process of building. Yaleka ennvumba eri wakati mu mazimba. He left the house when it was half built/in the middle of construction. cf. Izimba.

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nse(e)rere EN→LG

e- (n/n) kind of tree, Ficus bra- chypoda, from which are obtained poles for hut building. The fruit is entonto(golo), q.v.

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Stretch Marks, Striae EN→LG

Mugaba, Obubonero bw’okugolola (striae) buba bwa bulijjo, tebulina bulabe, era butera okuba obw’olubeerera obuva ku kugolola amangu olususu ng’oli lubuto, mu myaka gy’obuvubuka, okugejja oba okuzimba omubiri, nga butera okulabika ku lubuto, amabeere, ebisambi, n’enkwaso.

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ttaka EN→LG

e- no plur. (li/ma) ground; land; earth; soil, okukuba ettaka, to survey; to apply mud in house building, omukubi w'ettaka, surveyor, eby'omu ttaka, minerals, mineral wealth, eby'ettaka, land affairs, cf. o butaka, ekitakataka, omu taka.

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ttuulawamu EN→LG

e- no plur. (li/ma) staying in one place, sedentariness. Yalaba ng'ettuu- lawamu limuzimbyeko akayumba. He felt that staying in one place was getting on his nerves, lit. building a little house on him.

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zimba (-zimbye) v.tr. build EN→LG

construct; fig. edify, okwebaza eyazimba, lit. to thank the one who built (the house) = to sleep, go to sleep. Zimba ennene! Taku- beerako. (prov.) lit. Build a big (house). He doesn't help you with it. This describes cf. amaziika, ezziika.

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tuusa (-tuusizza) v.tr. caus. cause to arrive; take; bring LG→EN

okutuusa omulimu, to do/ finish a job well/properly. Nnatuusibwa mu ddwaliro. I was taken to the hospital. Njagala okutuusa okusiima kwange eri... I wish to express my appreciation to... Otuusizza okuzimba? Are you ready to build? Have you gotten to the point where you have decided to build? Olituusa wa okwerabiranga? How long are you going to keep forgetting?

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mudembe LG→EN

o- (mu/ba) boor, unrefined person; clumsy person; stupid person. Omndembe akolera enkoko olunnyo ng'abaana basula wansi. /prov.) A stupid person builds a wooden frame for the chickens while his children sleep on the floor.

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