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kiwanga EN→LG

e- (ki/bi) large, healthy cock/ rooster. Yavaarau ebiwanga musanvu. He had seven children, lit. there issued from him seven roosters, cf. -empauga.

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lamuka (-lamuse EN→LG

nnamuse) v.i. be or become healthy; revive, recover, regain one's health. Emmotoka eramuse. The automobile is in good condition again.

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mulamu LG→EN

o- (mu/ba) healthy person; living person, okutuusa luno jjo ly abalamu, until recently. Omufu y aliisa omulamu emmere. (prov.) The dead provide food for the living. We profit by the acts of those who have gone before us. cf. -lamu.

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sosola (-sosodde) v.i. & tr. pick LG→EN

pick out fbones of fish, one's nails, etc.). be se- lective/discriminating/choosy; discriminate against (e.g., a person of another race or religion). Omulwadde asosola, y'agezza abalamu. (prov.) The sick person who is finicky fattens those who are healthy (by leaving food uneaten).

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-lamu adj. alive Mixed

living; healthy, physically sound. Abalamu magoma, gavugira aliwo. (prov.) lit. The living are (like) drums, they beat for the one who is alive. Perhaps similar to Out of sight, out of mind. cf. lama, lamuka, obulamu, omulamu.

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