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ddagala EN→LG

e- plur. amalagala (li/ma) leaf (but not of a plantain); medicine; drug; chemical, in the plur. foliage, eddagala ly'engatto, shoe polish, eddagala eritta ebiwuka, insecticide, eddagala ly'amannyo, toothpaste, eddagala ly'enviiri, hair tonic, eddagala eryerusa, Jjlectuluiig cieain. tsdda- gaia erigonza olubuto or eddagala ly'oku- ddukana, laxative, eddagala^ ly'enjala, nail polish, cf. akalagala, kiragala, olulagaia.

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fuuyira (-fuuyidde) v.tr. appl. blow in/on EN→LG

etc.; spray (e.g., insects), kufuuyira mbuzi mulere, to waste one's time/breath, lit. blow a pipe for a goat, kufuuyira malenge, to drink a lot without having one's thirst assuaged, kufuuyira mmindi, to smoke an empty pipe while reciting incantations for the purpose of putting a hex on someone; to wish someone bad luck.

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ggolo EN→LG

e- (li/ma) type of insect resembling a grasshopper which lives on the young shoots of the plantain. Also called nnabangogoma.

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insect EN→LG

akawuka; vide akasisi, ekitaakule, ssekirembwe, ekisokondwe, jjegeju, kasennyanku, kawuuzi, ekikutuzi, empuluwujju, enfuuyirizi, nkuuwe, endyabalangira, entonnyeze, endya menvu, enzirugaze, enziiziiri, ssemukkuto.

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kasisi EN→LG

a- also akasiisi (ka/bu) kind of very small jumping insect found on coffee trees, on the ground and in houses.

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kawuuzi EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) a kind of insect which is found on sweet potatoes, (la, sing, only) a disease afflicting sweet potatoes.

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kayisanyo EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) intersecting; passing of individuals or groups moving in opposite directions, as an adv. in the opposite direction/opposite way. Kaabadde kayisanyo ka malusu na ddookooli. People (or vehicles, moving objects, etc.) were moving in opposite directions. There was a great commotion/total pandemonium, lit. there was an intersecting of saliva and the adam's apple, cf. 2yita.

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kayovu EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) small elephant; corn weevil, kind of very small insect with a proboscis resembling that of an elephant, cf. enjovu.

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kirombe EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) pit; mine; insect hole, ekirombe ky'ensanafu, termite hole, ekirombe ky'enjuki, bees' nest, ekirombe ky'amatofaali, kiln, place where bricks are made, ekirombe ky'amafuta, oil well. cf. ennombe.

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kitaakule EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) lit. it-will-not-grow-up (from kula), kind of insect which bores into dry wood. Kitaakule kizimba mu lumuli. (prov.) The kitaakule builds in a reed (and will soon perish when the reeds are burnt).

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kiteme EN→LG

e- plur. amateme an insect resembling a caterpillar which attacks young shoots, esp. those of the cotton plant.

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kitundu EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) part; portion; section; half; district, region; role, part, amazima ag'ekitundu, partial truth, a half truth, ekitundu eky'okuna, one fourth. Okkirizi- bwa okusasula mu bitundutundu. You are allowed to pay in installments, cf. entundu.

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kizungu EN→LG

e- the section of a town or city occupied by Europeans/Westerners, with the -a of rel. of the European manner or style, ennyimba ez'ekizungu, European songs; Western songs, amannyo ag'ekizungu, false teeth, cf. -zungu, Omuzungu.

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kyana EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) plump little child; fat, slovenly youngster; trailer (on a car or truck), ebyana by'ennyaanya, tomato seeds, ebyana by'ebiwuka, eggs of insects. Ebijaguzo bijja kubaako n'ekyana. There will be tremendous celebrations, cf. omwana.

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mpiira EN→LG

e- plur. (n/n) disastrous fire, conflagration; forest fire; large fire deliberately started for a constructive purpose (such as clearing a section of land), cf. oluyiira.

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mpuluwujju EN→LG

e- (n/n) kind of rare (or perhaps completely mythological) insect; fig. rumor, gossip; complaint. Simuwulirangako na mpuluwujju. I have heard absolutely nothing/not even a rumor about him. Tamulinako mpuluwujju. He has no complaint about him.

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mpumbu EN→LG

e- (n/n) dry rot in wood; dust-like substance produced by worms or boring insects; powdery coating on some fruits and leaves; sawdust, cf. ^wumba, -wumbu.

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ntabiro EN→LG

e- (n/n) joint; seam; center, central point, pivotal point; junction, intersection, point of convergence; border, entabiro y'amakubo, crossroads, cf. ^taba.

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mulokole LG→EN

o- (mu/ba) relig. one who is saved; with caps, member of an envangeli- cal sect who believes in public testimonials and the experience of being saved. cf. lokola.

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mpambiiro LG→EN

also mpapiiro with the -a of rel. scarce; hard to get. Mn kitundu kino amazzi ga mpambiiro. In this section water is scarce.

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