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Open page okbbeora, okuyamba.
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Open page walifu.
letter EN→LG
Open page ebbaluwa; (of alphabet) ennukuta.
nnukuta EN→LG
Open page e- (n/n) [Sw., dr.] letter of the alphabet.
tamattama (-tamyettamye) v.tr. be doubtful about EN→LG
Open page have uncertainty/hesitations/doubts about; stutter. Omwana ennyukuta akyazi- tamattama. The child is still uncertain about the letters of the alphabet, cf. obutamittami.
walifu (n/n) [Sw. LG→EN
Open page Ar. ] alphabet.
O The initial y- of many verb stems beginning with yo- is lost in the infinitive and certain other forms LG→EN
Open page e.g., yogera, speak (imperative); okwogera, to speak (infinitive). Verbs of this type are alphabetized under y- rather than o-.
The initial y- of some verb stems beginning with ye- is lost in the infinitive and certain other forms Mixed
Open page e.g., yera, sweep (imperative); okwera, to sweep (infinitive). Verbs of this type are listed under y- rather than e-. Reflexive verbs with the initial e- are listed immediately under their non-reflexive counterparts: esamba, kick oneself, is contained in the entry for samba, kick. Reflexive verbs which do not have non-reflexive counterparts are alphabetized on the basis of their second letter: -ebaka, sleep, is listed under b.