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bisulo EN→LG

e- plur. (ki/bi) twitching in the eyelids. (A twitch in the lower lids means that one will receive bad news; a twitch in the • upper lid signifies good news.) Not to be confused with bisulo, dormitories, the plur. of ^eklsulo, q.v.

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busezi EN→LG

o- (bu/-) witchcraft, wild dancing and magical rites performed at night by the basezi. cf. sera, omusezi.

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ddiiro EN→LG

e- plur. amaliiro (li/ma) dining room; dance floor; floor of the Assembly, okusala eddiiro, to change one's affiliation, switch one's allegiance, join the opposition. cf. lya, liira.

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kikuku EN→LG

e- no plur. (ki/bi) kind of skin disease characterized by a rash and excessive itching, kukuba muntu kikuku, to infect a person with a disease by the use of charms/witchcraft, cf. olukuku.

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loga (-loze) v.tr. charm EN→LG

bewitch, place a a spell on, put a hex on. okuloga obulwa- dde, to cure of sickness, okuloga ennyon- ta, to assuage thirst. Nzija kukukuba nkuloge eddalu eryo erikuli mu mutwe. I'll give you a beating that will knock that nonsense out of your head. Akuloze mukazi Muyima? Has a Muhima woman bewitched you? What has paralysed your efforts? Why are you there doing nothing (when work must be done or when danger must be avoided)? cf. -loge, obulogo, eddogo, omuloge, omulogo.

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lunnabe EN→LG

o- with the -a of rel. horrible; hideous; loathsome, olunnabe lw'omukazi, a witch of a woman, olunnabe lw'embwa, a vicious dog. olunnabe Iw'obwavu, hideous poverty.

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lusinga EN→LG

o- (lu/n) hair of the tail of an elephant or giraffe; bracelet made from these hairs, additional meaning in plur. fly switch; fiber for the seams of a canoe.

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mmanduso EN→LG

e- (n/n) trigger (of a gun or trap); accelerator (of a car); shutter release (of a camera); switch, cf. banduka.

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muloge LG→EN

o- (mu/ba) one who is bewitched. Wano wafiira muloge. This place is not safe, I (we) have to get away in a hurry, lit. (Only) a person who is bewitched would die here. cf. loga.

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muwabutwa LG→EN

o- (mu/ba) poisoner; witch, lit. a-give-poison. Avanjaza amagalo ng'omu- wabutwa. He is handling things with his dirty fingers, cf. wa, obutwa.

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Muyima LG→EN

0- (mu/ba) A Muhima (the Bahima are o pastoral people who live in Ankole). Akuloze mukazi Muyima? Has the Muhima woman bewitched you? What has made you unaware of impending danger?

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