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kakokola EN→LG

a- (ka/bu) small elbow; angle in a wall, akakokola k'entebe, the arm of a chair, okusaako kakokola tondeka nnyuma, to run for one's life. cf. olukokola.

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kigugu EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) cushion, pillow (made of grass or banana fibers), mu ngeri eteri ya kusimba lukokola ku kigugu, in a very industrious way, without showing any laziness, lit. in a way which is not that of planting the elbow on the pillow.

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lukokola EN→LG

o- (lu/n) elbow, okubukeereza enkokola (-bu- = obudde), to wake up bright and early, to begin (a taskj or start (a journey) early in the morning, olukokola lw'entebe, the arm of a chair, cf. akako- kola, nnabankokola.

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simba (-simbye) v.tr. plant; stick upright in the ground; pitch (a tent); park (a car) LG→EN

ku- simba maaso, to look at/watch closely, ku- simba liiso, to stare at. kusimba kabuuzo, to question/grill intensively, kusimba bwanda, to stay put in one place, kusimba makanda, to make one's headquarters or regular base (at), kusimba mboozi na muntu, to have a long conversation with a person, kusimba bigambo, to be an interesting and effective speaker, kusimba nnwe mu mmere, to pick at one's food, kusimba kattabagole (lit. - it kills the newlyweds!, to jab someone with one's elbow, kwegayirira n'osimba n'omutwe, to plead with earnestly, ku- simbako bwala ku muntu, to apprehend/capture a person. Yalwala n'asimbayo ne ki- tooke. He recovered after a long illness which had brought him to the brink of death. Ajjaokusimba ennyo amannyo ku nsonga eyo. He will stress/emphasize (lit. plant the teeth in) this reason. Tugakusimbye okulaba nga... We are watching you to see that... lit., We have planted (eyes; -ga- implies amaaso) on you. kinsimbye (la), sharp pain in the chest; influenza.

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