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mpalamalanga EN→LG

e- (n/n) ruffian, bully; daredevil; self-assured, aggressive person. often used attrihutively. abasajja babiri empalamalanga, two daredevils.

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njasabiggu EN→LG

e- (n/n) usually an attribute to another substantive bold, intrepid; aggressive; resourceful, possessing initiative. omusajja enjasabiggu, a bold, resolute man, a daredevil, cf. yasa, ekiggu.

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salika (-salise) v.i. neut. be cuttable EN→LG

be easy to cut; be interrupted; crack; break with, separate from (e.g., a friend), wander about, .walk all over, butasalikako musale, to be furious/enraged; to be fierce/unapproachable. Yazze wano nga takyasalikako musale. He came here in a furious state of mind. Takyasalika mu maaso. He is furious. No one may dare pass in front of him.

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tanda LG→EN

an anomalous verbal root which always takes the subject prefix ka- {the implied noun subject is akabi) and a direct object (usually p ronominal). In meaning it corresponds most closely to Eng. dare, singa kantanda ne nzita ku kamu ku busolo obwo, if I dared kill one of these little animals. Nyjende? Teka- kutanda. Shall I go? Don't you dare.

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jagalala (-jagaladde) v.i. riot; rebel LG→EN

revolt; be in a state of disturbance; stand up straight -»nd -‘t'ff <'a* a freshly ironed collar); be disrespectful (to), kujagalala ng'amafumu g'abatabaazi, to stand around doing nothing (of children). Ka njagaiale mbuuze. Let me dare ask a question.

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