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bbendo EN→LG

e- more frequently ebbendobbendo (li/ma) roof pad; edging of arch of porch of hut. cf. akabendobendo.

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kamwa EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) mouth, kamwa koogera or nze kamwa koogera, I the speaker, I myself, kuta kamwa, to be quarrelsome. Mba sinnaggya bigambo mu kamwa emmotoka n'egwa. I hardly got the words out of my mouth when the car turned over. Tonjasa- miza akamwa! Shut up! (See yasama.) cf. omumwa.

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katemyo EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) top ring in the roof of a thatched hut; fig. pinnacle, acme. Atuuse mu katemyo. He has now reached the pinnacle of success.

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kisanja EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) dry/withered plantain leaves used in making packages, containers, pillows, etc., and in thatching huts. cf. essanja.

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kiwowongole EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) cavity, hollow, something which has been hollowed out; small hut in which calves are kept; fig. (as n. or adj.) stupid, unreliable (person), cf. wowongoka, wowongola.

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lugali EN→LG

o- (lu/n) flat tray (made from the fibers of papyrus or other plants; often used for winnowing). Emimwa gye gya lugali. His lips are flat and spread out (as opposed to thick and protruding). Wa lugali. He has a ‘big mouth.' Nzigyako olugali. Shut your big mouth, cf. walugali.

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lusambya EN→LG

o- (lu/n) kind of hardwood tree with large yellow flowers, Markhamia platycalyx. The wood is durable and is used for making hut poles and furniture.

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mmanduso EN→LG

e- (n/n) trigger (of a gun or trap); accelerator (of a car); shutter release (of a camera); switch, cf. banduka.

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mpalamalanga EN→LG

e- (n/n) ruffian, bully; daredevil; self-assured, aggressive person. often used attrihutively. abasajja babiri empalamalanga, two daredevils.

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nkata EN→LG

e- (n/n) pad for the head on which a load is carried; center ring in the ceiling of a hut; circle, coil; cripple, a person bom lame, kukuba (oli) nkata, to give (someone) something, help (someone) out. Bajja ennyindo y'enkata. They came in a state of great rage. cf. ekikata, lekkata.

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nnyonjo EN→LG

e- (n/n) hut in a tree where hunters lie in wait, ennyonjo y'ahakuumi, guardhouse. cf. ekiyonjo, omuyonjo.

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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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shut EN→LG

v., okusiba, okuggalawo; vide close: (mouth), okubunira, okubuniza akamwa; (umbrella) okumenya; s. up (slang), v.i., okutoowa.

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muggalanda LG→EN

o- (mu/ba) youngest child, last born of the family, lit. close-womb. cf. lggala, enda. contr. muggulanda. deaf person, lit. one whose ears are shut. cf. l ggala, -ggavu.

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ssendwe LG→EN

(la or n/n) post supporting the roof of a hut; fig. thing of no importance; insignificant person. cf. akasendwe.

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buswagu LG→EN

interj. salutation or congratulations (originally to a hunter or to one who has caught termites hut now used in a more general sense), cf. swaga, -swagu.

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