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kigojja EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) kind of small basket trap for catching small fish (nkejje). The traps were tied together in pairs by a cord three or four feet long. (Roscoe ).

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kigoogwa EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) sisal plant; piece of sisal (before being processed); area where sisal grows, cf. obugoogwa, akagoogwa.

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kisaakaate EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) reed fence; fence (in general); chief's inclosure/compound; inclosure made of reeds for washing or for use as an outhouse. Types of fencing include: kigombe, crosswise in diamond shapes; kya kasiira, upright and close together; kya nnakabanda, grouped in columns. (Sn., LeV.)

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lugogo EN→LG

o- (lu/n) fresh plantain fiber (as opposed to that which is dried, known as kyayi). cf. ekigogo, omugogo.

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sponge EN→LG

ekyangwe, ekisuumwa, ekigogo; s. for dead body, essuumwa; metaph., akakokobe, omugulungu, ekinyinyiisi.

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mugongo LG→EN

o- (mu/mi) back (of the body); keel of a canoe; ridge. Alina olubuto olu- mugudde ku mugongo. He is extremely hungry, lit. he has a stomach which has fallen into his back. cf. ekigongo, olu- gongo.

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