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burn EN→LG

v., okwaka, okwokya, okuteta; (be scorched) okusirilra; (anger) okubuubuuka; (mouth) okubaa laala; (nose) okusonsomola.

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bbabe EN→LG

e- no plur. (li/ma) burning smell, smell of burning. Emmere ewunya ebbabe. The food smells burnt, cf. babira.

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butambi EN→LG

o- adv. like a wick, kwaka butambi, to be extremely hungry/thirsty, lit. burn like a wick. ; /. olutambi.

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jjula (-jjudde EN→LG

nzijudde or njijudde) v.i. be or become full; be filled up. kujjula ne kikubako, to be full to capacity. Okyali mu kulya Katonga ajjula. (prov.) You are still eating while the (river) Katonga is rising. You are fiddling while Rome burns.

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kalyolyongo EN→LG

a- adv. sullenly; glumly; in a nasty mood; dimly, glimmeringly (of light or fire), okutunula kalyolyongo ng'embwa eyota ekikoomi, to sit sullenly like a dog basking in front of a fire. Ekiiaala kyali kyaka akalyolyongo. The light was burning feebly.

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kibabu EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) something awesome; something terrible, misfortune, lit. something which produces a burning sensation, as an adv. at a great speed, ekibabu kya musisi, a catastrophic earthquake. Yagenda kibabu. He went off in a great hurry, cf. babuka, olubabu.

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kibambulira EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) terrible thing or happening; terror, horror, obulumi obw'eki- bambulira, terrible, burning pain. Omwana oyo nno naye kibambulira. The child is a hellion, cf. bamba, bambula.

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kibembe EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) crust (on burnt food); burnt portion adhering to the pan. ebibembe by'omusaayi, clots of blood, cf. bemba.

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kigeneko EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) filter for straining salt from ashes; cinders of burnt plants which are used for washing, cf. geneka.

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kitaakule EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) lit. it-will-not-grow-up (from kula), kind of insect which bores into dry wood. Kitaakule kizimba mu lumuli. (prov.) The kitaakule builds in a reed (and will soon perish when the reeds are burnt).

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kizaana EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) burning torch kept through the night (esp. in a chief's compound) for easy provision of fire in emergencies or at the beginning of the day.

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kjyonga EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) spark from a fire (esp. a grass fire); piece of burnt paper flying in the air. cf. omuyonga, nnakayonga.

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kkonda EN→LG

e- no plur. (li/ma) ill will, rancor, enmity; rare heartburn. Amulinako ekkonda. He has a feeling of bitterness towards him.

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kyokya EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) lit. something which burns, kugwa ku kyokya, to get into a terrible situation, get into a ‘hot' spot. cf. yokya.

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lunyata EN→LG

o- (lu/n) smoldering embers; burning charcoal mixed with ash, used for keeping food warm. Baamuyiwako olunyata. They excoriated him. They rebuked him unmercifully.

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mwoki EN→LG

o- (mu/ba) lit. one who burns/roasts, omwoki w'enviiri, hairdresser, omwoki wa ggonja, roaster of gonja plantains, abooki b'amanda, charcoal burners, those who bum wood to obtain charcoal, omwoki w'omutwe, one who is too smart for his own good. cf. yokya.

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nnyonta EN→LG

e- (n/n) thirst, fig. burning desire, ennyonta y'amagezi, thirst for knowledge. Ennyonta ennuma nnyo. I am very thirsty. cf. omuyonta.

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refuse EN→LG

v., okugaana, okumma, okuwera, okuzira, okuguguba. r. to come, okuwambira. r. to answer, okukona, okuluma ensiwo, okwesirikira. r. to burn, okuvumbeera. r. reproof, okuwaganyala.

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taba (-tabye) v.tr. join EN→LG

join together, unite; sew/stitch together, v.i. recover from birth and suckling (of a farm animal), okutaba ebigambo, to make a plan with someone to do something; to plot together. Omuliro gutabye. The fire is burning profusely/is spreading. Tutabye. Here we come.

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yaka (-yase) v.i. burn EN→LG

blaze; shine, shine brightly (of the sun); light up; fig. flare up in anger, be burned up;' suffer from great hunger or thirst. Omusana gwagenda ne gwaka e Kalongero okuyitirira, era kati abantu baayo baaka anti emmere tekyala- bika. The sun has been shining with great intensity at Kalongero and now the people are suffering from famine and food is not yet available, n'azikubamu ne zaaka omu- liro, and he clapped his hands excitedly, and he was shocked/stunned, lit. and he struck them (-zi- - ngalo = hands) and they burned like fire. okwaka inf.

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yasa (-yasizza) EN→LG

yakisa (-yakisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to burn, burn up; make shine. Amafuta ge gaasisa omuliro amangu. The kerosine makes the fire burn quickly. cf. -yakirivu.

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yeekera (-yeekedde EN→LG

njeekedde) v.tr. burn, set fire to; roast, okuyeekera omuliro, to accelerate, drive fast (a car), okuyeekera ebikonde, to punch (someone) hard. okuyeekera inf. cf. obuyeekera, omuyeekera, omuyeekezi.

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yokya (-yokezza EN→LG

njokezza) v.tr. burn, burn down; incinerate; roast (e.g., plantains), v.i. be very hot; burn, be burning; blister, kwokya musubi, to run at a very fast rate, kwokya kabuuzo (or kibuuzo, bubuuzo), to cross-examine, subject to a stern interrogation. kujja ng'oyokya, to arrive itching/ burning to say something. Ebigambo bi- mwokya emimwa. He is itching to talk. Ekibuga kyamwokya. He had a very hard time (usually of a financial nature) in the city. Omuliraano gwokya bbiri. (prov.) lit. Being neighbors burns two (houses, ennyumba implied). What affects one affects all. okwokya inf.

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yokera (-yokedde) v.i. & tr. appl. bum for/ at LG→EN

etc. Baabinjokerawo nti teri mulimu. They told me right off that there was no work, lit. burned words (-bi- implies ebigambo) at me. Omusana gunjokedde busa. have troubled myself/worked in vain, lit. the sun has shone on me in vain, kukwokera Katebo, to be depressed at not getting what one wants, labour in vain, Katebo is a port on Lake Victoria).

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mugondoli LG→EN

o- (mu/mi) a banana fiber laid on top of food placed in a cooking pot and used to remove the food from the pot when the food is cooked. Both the food and mugondoli are covered with banana leaves and the ends of the mugondoli are lifted from both sides and tied together at the top. The purpose is to avoid burning oneself.

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musubi LG→EN

o- (mu/mi) large amount of grass; grassy area, okwokya omusubi, to run away; to race away at great speed (of a vehicle), lit. burn the grass, okumalamu omusubi, to flee, run away, okukuba omusubi, to strike the air (when using a stick); to miss the target, fail in one's aim. cf. essubi.

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