adj. (thin), kovvu, tono; have s. time, okweteesa, okwessa.
v., okwesaasira, okwesonyiwa; I can't spare youany, siyinza kukuwaako.
o- (bu/-) light; clearness; transparency, cf. tangaala.
have to spare; cause to be left out. cf. enfissi.
e- (ki/bi) light; brightness; transparency, okutambulira mu kitangaala, to walk in the light, cf. tangaala.
o- (lu/n) reed, okutangaala ng'eky' emmuli, to be amazed/stupefied, stand dumbfounded, lit. be transparent like a reed (fence, ekisaakaate is implied by ekya). cf. lomumuli.
o- (lu/n) arch, garment of goatskins; current thin/flimsy/transparent wrapper or cover. oluveera lw'ekiteeteeyi, a flimsy, transparent dress; a long, flowing dress.
e- (n/n) flatulence, gassiness in the stomach; fig. rancor, wrath, okukuba empiiyi, to belch. Akumma ebijanjaa- lo akuwonya mpiiyi. (prov.) He who refuses you beans spares you from being afflicted with a gassy stomach. Perhaps similar to sour grapes.
e- (n/n) remainder; surplus, with the -a of rel. surplus, spare, emmere ey* en- fissi, surplus food, ebiseera byo eby'enfis- si, your spare time. cf. fikka.
obutangaavu, obwa birivu.
be, okutangaala, okw abirira.
heal; save; spare; protect, okuwonya obulamu bwa.., to save the life of...
v.tr. save (for future use); spare; preserve.
spare parts.
amaze. cf. -tangaavu, obutangaavu, ekitangaala, entangaazo.
light, clear; transparent; enlightened; aware, cf. tangaala.
-ekinika (-ekinise) v.i. refl. be fastidious; show a reluctance to do work or do what one is supposed to do; spare/pamper oneself; act in a silly manner, trifle, cf. -eginika.
-eginika (-eginise) v.i. refl. be fastidious; show a reluctance to do work or to do what is supposed to be done; spare/hamper oneself; act in a silly manner, trifle, cf. -ekinika.