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ggoye EN→LG

e- (li/ma) lit. large cloth, okusa- lawo eggoye, to straighten out a misunderstanding, clear up a point, settle an unresolved situation. Eggoye lyasaliddwawo.

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ngulu EN→LG

e- adv. up, above, okudda engulu, to regain consciousness. Afrika ey'engulu, northern Africa, upper Africa, engulu ku lusozi, up on the hill, okuluma n'ogw'engu- lu, lit. to bite with the upper (lip, omumwa, implied), to be determined/resolved, cf. eggulu, kungulu, waggulu.

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sattula (-sattudde) EN→LG

sattulula (-sattuludde) v.tr. conv. 1 & 2 undo; unravel; take apart; fig. disband, dissolve (e.g., a council, a meeting). Abantu ababiri babibira ebigambo, ate abasatu babisattula. Two people (can) keep a secret but three people reveal it.

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yenga (-yenze EN→LG

nnyenze) v.tr. stir and dissolve; dilute; mix. okuyenga enfuufu, to stir up dust; to play in the dirt (of children). Omukisa omuzaale gukira omuyengere edda- gala. (prov.) Good fortune/luck is better than that obtained by mixing medicines.

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-esiba (-esibye) v.i. & tr. refl. fasten oneself up; dress (of women); be determined/resolved; make one's mind up (to) Mixed

devote oneself (to); attac.li uneseii ^lo/, ue sioppea/ plugged up (e. g., of a drain), kwesiba bbiri, to be determined/resolved; to make oneself ready/prepared; to double one's effort, kwesiba ku muntu, to attach oneself to a person who doesn't appreciate (you), to latch onto a person. Amagezi gaamwesiba. She was at a loss as to what to do. ng'akyesibye ku kintu kye kimu yagamba nti..., and Still sticking to the same subject he said... Ennaku zaatandika okwesi ba. The days started to drag.

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