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ggu EN→LG

e- (li/ma) partly ripened fruit of the muwafu or the musaali tree. Lukuba eggu ne luleka omuzima. (Death, olumbe) strikes the young fruit and leaves the ripe fruit (untouched). This saying refers to one who dies at a very young age.

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ggufa EN→LG

e- usually plur. amagufa (li/ma) open it (-lu- implies oluggi, door) where it should not be opened. cf. muggulanda. contr. Iggala.

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gguka (-gguse EN→LG

nziguse) v.i. come upon, happen upon; arrive at; come out onto or into, kugguka mu muntu, to become wise to a person, understand a person's real motives.

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ggula (-ggudde EN→LG

nzigudde), frequently with the enclitic -wo: ggulawo (-guddewo) v.tr. open (as a door), okuggula ebyama, to reveal secrets, okuggulawo omuwogo, to open (a door) slightly.

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ggulire EN→LG

e- big piece of news, major item of information. (Sate: the gram. plur. amawu- Iire lacks the augm. force of eggulire.) cf. wulira.

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ggulo EN→LG

e- (li/ma) afternoon; early evening; (with a past tense verb) yesterday afternoon. olw'eggulo, this afternoon or some particular afternoon. Essaawa ez'olw'eggulo tubeera ka. We are at home in the afternoon hours, jjo olw'eggulo, yesterday afternoon or (with a future tense) tomorrow afternoon, enkya olw'eggulo, tomorrow afternoon. Bwe nnaakukwatako engalo tujja kudda ggulo. When I get my hands on you we are really going to have it out, lit. we will return late in the day. cf. ekyeggulo.

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ggulu EN→LG

e- no plur. (li/ma) heaven; sky; lightning. Yakubwa eggulu n'afiirawo. He was struck by lightning and died instantly. with caps. Ggulu, Heaven (the name of a lubaale), the father of Walumbe (death) and Nnambi (the first woman), and the fathei^in- law of Kintu (the first Muganda). cf. engulu, kungulu, waggulu.

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ggumba EN→LG

e- (li/ma) bone, okusimba eggumba egganda, to walk. 01 uvannyuma lw'okuki- gaayagaaya baakizuula mpozzi nga kirimu eggumba. After thinking it over they realized that it might just be true, lit. after chewing it they found that perhaps it had a bone inside, okuggwa ku magumba, to lose weight, become all skin and bones, oku- tunguka ku magumba, to cook thoroughly (of meat). Ebigezo bino birimu eggumba. These examinations are quite difficult, lit. have some bone in them. Kirimu eggumba okugamba nti... It is difficult to maintain that. It is hard to say that. lit. There is a bone in saying that... Omwavu lw'alya ennyama amagumba asansa masanse. (prov.) When a poor man eats meat, he scatters the bones around (to impress others ).

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gguzi EN→LG

e- plur. amaguzi (li/ma) eby'amaguzi, merchandise, trade commodities, okuzira eby'amaguzi, to carry on a trade boycott. Ebintu bino birina egguzi. These things sell well/do well on the market/are profitable. cf. gula.

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angry EN→LG

be, okusunguwala, okukwati bwa obusungu, okwekolobola, okwejuumuula, okutabanguka, okutuggubala; make angry, okusanguwaza, okukabiriza.

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come EN→LG

okujja; (come here) jangu! (come in) yingira! c. back, okukomawo. c. near, okusembera. c. out, okufuluma. c. out into, okufuumuuka, okuggukiramu. c. off, okubebbuka, okuwaguka. c. out (of handle), okukuukamu, okusowokamu. c. to an end, okukoma, okuggwa. c. upon, okusanga, okusisinkaniriza. c. on suddenly, okuzinduukiriza. c. up, okwambuka. c. down, okukka, okuwanuka. c. to one's senses, okweddamu. c. and go, okwesussa, vide okuwalattana, okuyengeetana.

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dense EN→LG

ziivu; vide enzigotta; d. person, empunyiwunyi; be d. (as darkness), okukwata; (as forest), okuziyira, okuggumira, okukakala.

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dirty EN→LG

ggulu; become d., , okw onooneka, okukongeera, okubembeera, okukuusiira, okukusiwala, okusootoola.

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empty EN→LG

v., okuyuwa, okuyiwa, okuggyamubyonna, okufufunkula; adj., e.handed, bekkotoggo, bwaggu, manolo, katwe kasa, kkope.

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feign EN→LG

okwerowooza. f. sickness, okwerwaza. f. death, okwefiisa. f. ignorance, okwewubya, okw ewugguusa, okwewussa. f. sleep, okwefuluusa. f. inability, okwekekkezza. f. exertion, okwepacca. f. madness, okweralusa. f. assent, okuttikkirira.

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fling EN→LG

okusuula, okukanyuga, okukasuka, okusimbaggula; f. down, okutandaggira; f. oneself about, okwaziirana.

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half EN→LG

n., ekitundu, ennusu. h. cooked, a makubu ggu, a mbwe bwe. h. full, ttengetenge. h. grown (jungle), ettoma. h. open (door), omuwogo. halloo, v., okukoowoola.

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high EN→LG

adj., wanvu, gulumivu; (honourable) a kitiibwa; (price) kanufu; at a h. price, bukanga; on h., waggulu.

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