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binga (-binze EN→LG

mminze) v.tr. drive away, chase; drive (an automobile); ride (a bicycle). okubinga emisinde, to chase quickly; to run fast; to drive/ride fast.

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ggaali EN→LG

e- (n/n or li/ma) [Stu., Hind. ] wheeled vehicle; car; cart; bicycle, eggaali y'omukka, railroad train, cf. akagaali, ekigaali.

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kagaali EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) [S w., Hind.~\ bicycle; small vehicle; wheelbarrow, akagaali k'omwana, baby carriage; tricycle; small bicycle, cf. eggaali, ekigaali.

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kapapajjo EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) small piece, fragment, okutuuza akapapajjo, to sit on the edge (e.g., of a chair) or on the carrier of a bicycle, cf. ekipapajjo.

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katima EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) small heart; small rubber hose for pumping air into a tire, akatima k'eggaali, tire tube (of a bicycle), cf. omutima.

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kawago EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) small bladder; tubelike part of a bicycle pump; inner tube of a ball. cf. Svaga, ekiwago, oluwago.

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kigaali EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) [Sie., Hind.f\ large vehicle; railroad car; trailer; cart; ugly old bicycle, kugalangatana nga kigaali kya muyiga, to walk unsteadily; to be unsteady or clumsy in what one is doing, lit., to be unsteady like the bicycle of one who is learning (to ride), cf. eggaali, akagaali.

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kinyuzi EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) rubber device on the brakes of a bicycle which presses against the tire when the brakes are applied.

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kiwuubiiro EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) bleeding cup, cupping horn, ekiwuubiiro ky'essimu, telephone receiver. okunyoola ekiwuubiiro, to drive a motorcycle, cf. wuubiira.

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lunga (-lunze EN→LG

nnunze) v.tr. season, flavor, add flavor to; salt, okulunga taba mu mmindi, to fill a pipe with tobacco, okulunga kintu mu mmindi, to lose out on, fail to get., Bw'otoolime nnyo pikipiki gy'osuubira oku- gula ojja kugirunga mu mmindi. If you are not diligent with your cultivating you can forget about the motorcycle you were hoping to buy.

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maamira (-maamidde) v.tr. sit on EN→LG

hatch (eggs); incubate; extend over, spread over, cover. Twalengedde olufu nga lumaamidde ekiwonvu kyonna. We saw that the fog had spread over the entire valley. Yali akyamaamidde ku bukulu bw'essomero. He was still the principal of the school, lit. covering the head position. Eggaali emaamidde. The bicycle has a flat tire, kumaumira ga butembetembe, to remain in a place without budging.

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wa (-wadde EN→LG

tnpadde) v.tr. give, waayo (with the encl. -yo) give away; give up; offer, kuwa mukisa, to give a blessing to, to bless, kuwa ngalo, to applaud, kuwa mukongo, to wave down a vehicle with one's hand, kuwa mutwe mubi, to cause bad luck to. kuwa matooke bwala, to eat heartily, kuwa muntu mutwe, e.g., Mukasa mu kuvuga eggaali tewali amuwa mutwe. There is no one who can equal Mukasa in bicycle riding. Ompadde, ssebo! Thank you very much, lit. you have given me, sir.

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fuumuula (-fuumudde) v.tr. blow out; drive away; expel; chase LG→EN

pursue; fire (from a job), kufuumuula misinde, to pursue/chase closely, kufuumuula kagaali, to ride a bicycle at a very fast rate, kwefuumuula bwefuumuuzi, to try to cultivate but with no results; to putter around ineffectively. Talima yeefuumuula. He isn't just cultivating but doing a great job of it. He is an expert cultivator. cf. kafuumuuko; tuumuuka.

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tambuza (-tambuzizza) v.tr. caus. cause to walk/go/travel; ship LG→EN

deliver; walk/go with/by means of. okutambuza ebigere, to go on foot, okutambuza eggaali, to go by bicycle, okutambuza amaaso, to let one's eyes wander, okutambuza essimbo, to walk with dignity, okutambuza ekibiina, to direct/ run an organization, okutambuza ekyuma, to operate a machine, okutambuza omutwe, to slip off of the bed while sleeping. Kati atambuza omwaka gwe ogwa 42. He is now in his 42nd year.

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musumaali LG→EN

o- (mu/mi) \j>w.,Ar.f\ nail, omu- sumaali gw'enjola, screw, okunyoola omu- sumaali, colloq. to ride a bicycle, lit., to twist a nail.

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musunzi LG→EN

o- (mu/ba) omusunzi w'amata or musundamata, one who sells milk from house to house with a bicycle, cf. sunda.

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