kabogo adv. intens. with ddugala and -ddugavu. Muddugavu nnyini kabogo. He is as black as a buffalo EN→LG
Open page cf. embogo.
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Open page omuddugavu; vide nnyonga.
Muddugavu LG→EN
Open page 0- (mu/ba) Negro (usually restricted to African Negroes). Omuddugavu wa katakke(takke), a light-colored African. Omuddugavu wa kagongolo, very dark colored African, cf. -ddugavu, ddugala.
ddugaza (-ddugazizza) v.tr. cause. blacken; make dirty. cf. -ddugavu LG→EN
Open page -ddugaalirivu, obuddugavu, kaddugala, Omuddugavu, enzirugaze. See also ekizima & zigizigi.
-ddugavu adj. black; dark blue; dirty. Note that -ddugavu becomes -zirugavu when the modified noun is of the n/n class Mixed
Open page engatto enzirugavu, black shoes, cf. ddugala, obuddugavu, Omuddugavu, enzirugavu.