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lukindu EN→LG

o- (lu/n) wild date palm, Phoenix reclinata. Ssande ey'Enkindu, Palm Sunday. For the use of the leaves see oiusansa. cf. ekikindu.

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lukoma EN→LG

o- (lu/n) palm pole; trunk of a wild date palm (lukindu) when felled; sometimes used for the palm tree itself.

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mulemambazzi LG→EN

o- also omulemampangu kind of tree with very hard wood, Pappea ugandensis. century, with the -a of rel. modern, up-to- date. eby'okulwanyisa eby'omulembe, modern arms/armaments. The plur. emi- rembe has the additional meanings: peace; safety; as adv. safely. Twatuuka mirembe. We arrived safely, emirembe n'emirembe, for ever and ever. Emirembe ngalo. Things come and go, lit. generations are fingers.

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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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-botofu adj. containing holes Mixed

full of holes (as a consequence of long wear). Ebbinika mbo- tofu. The kettle has holes in it. cf. botoka. botoka (-botose) v.i. collapse, cave in, fall in; develop holes, become full of holes; become dilapidated.

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