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butikkiro EN→LG

o- (bu/-) top of the head; with caps., formerly the official residence of the Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda.

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kkonkome EN→LG

e- also ekkonkomi (li/ma) kind of large multicolored lizard. It was believed that the spirit of the lubaale Lubanga resided in this lizard.

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musenze LG→EN

o- (mu/ba) tenant; temporary resident; newcomer, recent inhabitant; emigrant; new member; servant. Basenze were originally people who lived on the private lands of a chief for whom they worked or fought in exchange for the land which they tenanted, cf. Isenga.

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tuula (-tudde) v.i. sit; remain; reside LG→EN

dwell; convene (of a meeting), kutuula ntitibbwa, to sit/stay in one place without budging, kutuula ntende or mirembe, to be doing well, be getting along comfortably, kutuula ama- tiitiiri, to kneel and sit on the heels; to be uneasy/anxious/on tenterhooks, kutuula kitebe, to stay in one place without going away, kutuula mu nsonga, to sit down together and give a matter careful consideration. kutuula ku zintengese, to live in mortal fear, kutuula aweesiifu, to live in happiness and peace, kutuulawo, to menstruate. Omukazi Omuyima antuulidde ku kisaabo. The woman of the Bahima has put a hex on me, i.e., I am jinxed/unlucky, ab'ennimi ezitatuula, very gabby people, lit. with tongues which do not sit. Omuwala atudde gumuli wamu. The girl is calm/contented/unworried (gu- implies mwoyo, heart, i.e., her heart is in one place).

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mukubiriza LG→EN

o- (mu/ba) chairman, presiding officer; president, omukubiriza w'oludda oluwabula gavumenti, the opposition leader (in government), cf. ^kuba, kubiriza.

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mutaka LG→EN

o- (mu/ba) head of a clan (ekika) or of any of the sub-divisions of a clan (essiga, omutuba, olunyiriri). The bataka formerly possessed large areas of land, kuba mutaka (mu kifo), to be an old-timer/ a long-time resident (in a place). Paapa mutaka mu Butuluki. The Pope has already arrived in Turkey, cf. ttaka, takawala.

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