adj., kabakaba, a magezi.

n., amagezi, obukabakaba.

o- (bu/-) cleverness, shrewdness; artfulness, cunningness. cf. -kalabakalaba.

o- (bu/-) craftiness, slyness, cunningness; cleverness, cf. - kuj jukujju.

dry up; harden; fig. be bold/ daring; be cunning/clever; speak out boldly/ clearly.

lit. kick (samba) hot coal (lyanda). mu biseera bino ebya kasambalyanda, in this period of danger, in this time of unrest.

o- no plur. (Iu/n) cunning, shrewdness, cf. -gezi, amagezi.

e- (n/n) cunning/deceitful/ tricky person.

e- (n/n) kindof small animal known for its cleverness; clever/cunning person. Enkerettanyi, bagitega amenvu erya bi- bombo. (prov.) If you bait the trap for a nkerettanyi with bananas, it eats the grass (instead).

e- (n/n) cunning and shrewd person, swindler.

o- (mu/ba) cunning and deceitf ul person; extortioner, cf. obulyake; lya- kula, omulyakuzi.

shrewd; cunning, cf. kala, -kalu, omukalukalu.

clever, cunning, ‘sharp.' cf. obukalabakalaba.

shrewd; adroit, skillful, cf. omujagujagu.