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bundle EN→LG

omugugu, ekisaaganda, eki tuutuuli; (shells) omutwalo; (fish) olutala; (firewood), ekinywa, omuganda, olusekese; (salt) olubaya; (cloth) omutumba.

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fumbya (-fumbizza) EN→LG

fumbisa (-fumbisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 Sc 2 make cook, cause to cook; cook with/using. Afumbya masannya- laze/nku. She cooks with electricity/firewood.

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load EN→LG

n., omugugu, omutumba, omutwalo; (of fish) olutala, olukanda, olutakku; (of firewood) olusekese.

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lubanyi EN→LG

o- (lu/n) scaffolding; elevated shelf in the kitchen for storing firewood, bananas, etc.; counter; bar (of a tavern), cf. ekibanyi.

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luku EN→LG

o- (lu/n) piece of firewood; in the plur. firewood, okukuba oluku mu mutwe, to succeed in, get what one is after. Omusomo yagukuba oluku mu mutwe. He passed the course with flying colors. Omusango yagukuba oluku mu mutwe. He won the lawsuit. cf. obukuukuku, akaku, 2ekiku, olukukku, enkukku.

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lusekese EN→LG

o- (lu/n) long bundle of firewood; long bundle, olusekese lw'enku, long bundle of firewood, okufuuka olusekese, to lose weight, become all skin and bones. cf. sekesa, omusekese.

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njaliiro EN→LG

e- (n/n) rafter, beam; long pieces of firewood to form the base on which other firewood is placed; banana leaves used as a covering or lining (see olwaliiro). ...laba, enjaliiro ekyali ku liiso lyo....and behold, a beam which is in thine own eye. (Matth. 7; 4). cf. ^yala, valiira.

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ssiga EN→LG

e- (li/ma) stone, brick or ball of clay used for cooking. Three of these are usually arranged in the form of a triangle. The pot is placed on top and the firewood is inserted through the openings at the sides, amasiga is now also used to designate the cooking area of a stove or oven, essiga is also the term applied to the largest subdivision of a clan. cf. obusiga.

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londerera (-londeredde) LG→EN

v.tr. appl. 2 keep picking up; pick up all the time. Awagwa ekku tewabula bulondererwa. (prov.) Where a large piece of firewood falls there is no lack of little pieces to pick up.

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